Siege
Genres
Overview
On the 7th of May 2009, Senior Constables Len Snee, Grant Diver and Bruce Miller arrived at 41 Chaucer Rd in Napier to serve a search warrant on Jan Molenaar for the growing of cannabis. This was just a routine warrant, something they had done countless times. What was meant to be an ordinary procedure turned into three of New Zealand’s darkest days and ended with one police officer dead, two officers critically injured and a member of the public fighting for his life. In some fifty hours Jan Molenaar made a permanent and devastating imprint upon the national psyche of New Zealand as he changed the lives of individuals, families, a police community, and a city. The siege was one of the worst and unexpected cases of violence both Napier and New Zealand had witnessed and it was all the more shocking because of its ordinary suburban backdrop.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
2012-06-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
5.8
Mark Mitchinson
Jan Molenaar
Darren Young
Len Snee
Jon Cummings
Lenny Holmwood
Joel Tobeck
Sam Hoyle
Miriama Smith
Delwyn Keefe
Alistair Browning
Mike O'Leary
Toby Leach
Grant Diver
Will Hall
Bruce Miller
Kirk Torrance
Heath Jones
Mark Warren
Brad Clark
Peter Feeney
Paul Symonds
Nathalie Boltt
Vicki Snee
Laurie Dee
Kevin Kalff
Jason Whyte
Ryan Wood
Andrew Robertt
Mike Burne
Phil Brown
Dennis Hurworth
Will Wallace
Paul Buckley
Ray Woolf
Garry Fraser
Geraldine Brophy
Kris McGehan
Stephen Hall
Steve Smith
Damien Avery
Dean Young
Mark Clare
George Suter
Stephanie Liebert
Christine Jackman
Lisa Chappell
Robyn Diver
Ross Stokes
Tim Smith
Ross McKellar
Tony Miller
Bede Skinner
Kevin Rooney
Christine Bartlett
Sharon Hotton
Maggie Tarver
Elizabeth Greenlink
Edward Peni
Raj Cotter
Adam Gardiner
Nigel Formosa
Peter Muller
Nic Clere
Geoff Dolan
Howard Broad
Edith Poor
Phillippa Smith
Michelle Leuthart
Kerri Hendra
Greg Smith
Gerald Adams
Fred McFall
Fred McCready
Ingrid Leary
Diane Lewisham
Kelson Henderson
Mark Glentworth
Rohan Mouldey
Andy Steele
Kim Michalis
Carla Gilmore
Josh McKenzie
Joe Snee
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