Siege
6.5
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.
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Mark Mitchinson
Jan Molenaar
Known for
The Shannara Chronicles
Evil Dead Rise
Darren Young
Len Snee
Also in
Shortland Street
Cavegirl
Mike Smith
Known for
Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series
John Banas
Chris Elliot
Philly de Lacey
Jon Cummings
Lenny Holmwood
No other roles listed
Riccardo Pellizzeri
DJ Stipsen
Joel Tobeck
Sam Hoyle
Known for
Ash vs Evil Dead
Secret City
Margot Francis
Miriama Smith
Delwyn Keefe
Known for
Power Rangers
The Survivors
Mike Smith Director · John Banas Writer DJ Stipsen Cinematographer
First release June 17, 2012 · Produced in New Zealand · Languages English, Hungarian
Production
Screentime
Production
Television New Zealand
Production
New Zealand
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
New Zealand · June 17, 2012
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No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
August 18, 2013
Sweden
January 14, 2013
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