The Hollow Men
The inside story of a National Party election campaign
96 mins
The 'stolen' insider emails that informed Nicky Hager's best-selling account of National's 2005 election campaign return in Alister Barry's (Someone Else's Country) new film - just in time to caution us against campaigning politicians in 2008. Addressing each other like schoolboy Machiavellis, party leader Don Brash and his advisors spelled out how they'd copy the big boys in Australia and the US in order to win the votes of people who'd never support the kind of policies such men are widely presumed to represent. The dividing and conquering began at Orewa.
Donald Brash
Self
John Key
Self
Bill English
Self
Julie Thorns
Diane Foreman (voice)
Russell Campbell
Don Brash (voice)
Abi King-Jones
Anita Ferguson (voice)
Rachel Weaver
Women's Focus Group Leader
Chris Brooks
Doorman
Melanie McLuskie
Restaurant Waitress
Danika Morris-Brown
Banquet Waitress
Rob Jerram
Rollscreen Man
Simon Haren
Newspaper Deliverer
Ray Heenan
NZ First Leaflet Deliverer
Patrick Keenan
Exclusive Brethren Leaflet Deliverer
David Grant
Diner
Russell Campbell
Diner
Mandy Hager
Train Passenger
Paul Ashby
Autocue Operator
Julia Hager
Pedestrian
Elsie Jolliffe
Pedestrian
Wang-Sook Lee
Focus Group Member
Bonnie Warssold
Focus Group Member
Kathy Dudding
Focus Group Member
Ana Blake-Kelly
Focus Group Member
Rebecca Pohlmann
Focus Group Member
Sarah Stevenson
Focus Group Member
Margaret Smith
Focus Group Member
Lin Murphy
Focus Group Member
Danny McManamon
Focus Group Member
Nick Bond
Focus Group Member
Samantha Woodhouse
Focus Group Member
Freddy Fullmer
Focus Group Member
Olive Margaret Smith
Focus Group Member
Samantha Woodward
Focus Group Member
Abi King-Jones
Editor
Nicky Hager
Original Concept
Alister Barry
Director
Alister Barry
Producer
Alister Barry
Writer
Abi King-Jones
Sound
Abi King-Jones
Director of Photography
Alister Barry
Director of Photography
Shane Loader
Sound
Alister Barry
Sound
Shane Loader
Director of Photography
Errol Wright
Director of Photography
Errol Wright
Sound
Dave Holley
Director of Photography
Dave Holley
Sound
Deane Cronin
Additional Photography
Deane Cronin
Sound
Theo Biteveen
Additional Photography
Theo Biteveen
Sound
Mairi Gunn
Additional Photography
Mairi Gunn
Sound
Caleb Carr
Animation
Caleb Carr
Visual Effects
Nicky Hager
Script Consultant
Abi King-Jones
Script Consultant
Russell Campbell
Script Consultant
Sophie Cherry
Production Manager
Mark Derby
Production Manager
Phil Burton
Sound Mixer
Shane Loader
Color Grading
Jason Tennent
Graphic Designer
Nicky Hager
Original Story
David Long
Music