“Lynskey and Malcolm give career best performances” -The Spinoff
Directed by Robert Sarkies
Written by Fiona Samuel
Starring Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm
Three-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets, The Last of Us) and acclaimed NZ actress Robyn Malcolm (Top of the Lake, After the Party) star as Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse; two ordinary women who together stand up and take on the government, justice system and a company that will stop at nothing to protect itself, after the 2010 Pike River Mine explosion takes the lives of 29 men underground.
This is a film about the powerless vs. the powerful, of people vs. money, of right vs. wrong. An inspiring true story of an incredible female friendship and together what is possible when you simply won’t give up.
Pike River premiered at Sydney Film Festival in 2025 before launching its highly acclaimed NZ release taking $1.4M at the NZ box office.
FESTIVALS:
Official selection Sydney Film Festival 2025, Hawaii International Film Festival 2025, Goa International Film Festival 2025
contacts
NZ / Aus.
MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT
Andrew Cozens
andrew@madman.co.nz
International.
BANKSIDE
Sales: Stephen Kelliher
stephen@bankside-films.com
Other.
NZ Film Commission
marketing@nzfilm.co.nz