John Banas Movies
- 1982
Warlords of the 21st Century
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It's the 21st century, the Oil Wars have made a mess of the planet and the land outside major cities is lawless. After Hunter comes to the aid of...
- 2020
Toke
Toke02020HD
Drama set in the sleepy town of Tokerangi, New Zealand in which three laid-back orchard workers accidentally grow a strong strain of marijuana.
- 2021
Love Knots
Love Knots6.12021HD
Jodie Carpenter is the owner of 'The Loft', her family's sail-making company located near quaint Redmond's Bay Marina. When luxury developer Charles...
- 2022
Destination Love
Destination Love5.12022HD
Madison has the chance to pursue her love of event management when her two best friends announce their engagement. Finding a pre-planned wedding...
- 2019
Ablaze
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In November 1947 forty-one people died in a massive blaze that gutted the huge Ballantynes Department Store complex in the heart of...
- 1983
Strata
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The story means to develop through an uncovering of layers - strata. As writer Krumbachova stated: "With nature as a prison, an impassable barrier...
- 1982
Bad Blood
Bad Blood6.81982HD
During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people. The police, along with local Maori trackers, hunt him in the bush country.
- 2012
Safe House
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Safe House is the story of a struggle for survival in an unfamiliar and threatening world, based on the true life experience of a woman in the early...
- 2015
The Monster of Mangatiti
The Monster of Mangatiti6.12015HD
When 19 year old Heather Walsh accepts a job on a farm in the Mangatiti Valley, she has no idea paradise will become a nightmare. This true New...
- 2023
The Red Shoes: Next Step
The Red Shoes: Next Step6.52023HD
Sam is a gifted young dancer whose world spirals after an unexpected, life-changing event. Sam walks away from dancing and ballet, but...
- 2017
Resolve
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Based on the true story of Chris Crean, who took a stand against gang violence in his community only to become a target himself.
- 2015
Venus and Mars
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When an attack on a Palmerston North fraud detective made headlines in October 1996, the New Zealand public followed the media reports with...
- 2015
How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife6.82015HD
A black comedy based on the true story of Alfred Benning's outlandish attempts to murder his overbearing wife in 1977.
- 2012
Siege
Siege5.82012HD
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...
- 2016
Bombshell
Bombshell4.52016HD
How the tragic death of one man triggered a David and Goliath battle between two Allies that echoed around the world and became the catalyst to end...
- 1974
Phone
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A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.
- 2016
Pike River
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On the 19th of November 2010, the Pike River mine exploded with 31 men trapped inside. In the immediate confusion that followed no one knew what had...
- 2024
The Lost Boys of Dilworth
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Through first-hand accounts and dramatic re-enactments, the survivors of historic systemic abuse at Auckland’s Dilworth School bravely tell...
- 2018
In a Flash
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This drama tells the true story of the six Elim College students and their teacher who tragically lost their lives in a flash flood, a traumatic...