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Directed by | Jonathan King |
Written by | Jonathan King |
Produced by | Philippa Campbell |
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Cinematography | Richard Bluck |
Edited by | Chris Plummer |
Music by | Victoria Kelly |
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Distributed by | Icon Film Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | New Zealand |
Box office | US$5 million[1] |
Black Sheep is a 2006 New Zealand comedy horror film written and directed by Jonathan King. It was produced by Philippa Campbell and stars Nathan Meister, Peter Feeney, Danielle Mason, Tammy Davis, Oliver Driver, Tandi Wright, Glenis Levestam, Nick Blake, Matthew Chamberlain, Nick Fenton, Eli Kent, and Sam Clarke. The special effects were done by Weta Workshop.
The film premiered at the TIFF on 10 September 2006 as part of their Midnight Madness series. It was theatrically released in New Zealand on 29 March 2007 by the New Zealand Film Commission.
In Spain Manga Films released it on August 15, 2007, in a double-session Grindhouse lookalike after Severance.
In North America, IFC Films picked up theatrical distribution rights, and Genius Products and The Weinstein Company released on DVD via their Dimension Extreme label
Black Sheep received positive reviews from critics and grossed $5 million at the box office. It also received a Narcisse Award nomination for Best Feature Film.