THE REHEARSAL

Drama
New Zealand, 2016, 104 min

Directed by: Alison Maclean
Screenplay: Alison Maclean, Emily Perkins
Cast: Kerry Fox, James Rolleston, Alice Englert, Ella Edward, Kieran Charnock, Michelle Ny, Scotty Cotter, Marlon Williams

Stanley is a first year drama student who is experiencing his first love affair. At school, he is pushed by the domineering head of acting Hannah, to uncover his talent and ambition. When classmates decide to use a sexual scandal involving the sister of his girlfriend for the final school performance, he finds himself in a very difficult moral situation … The Rehearsal is director by Alison Maclean, who successfully adapts one of the first works by New Zealand writer Eleanor Catton, who is the youngest recipient of the prestigious literary Man Booker Prize.

Festivals and Awards:
New York Film Festival (2016)