Spies and Lies

Based on the book: 'The Plot to Subvert Wartime New Zealand' by Hugh Price

Duration: 90 min
Release date: 2010-11-14
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A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Syd Ross completes his sentence and is released from Waikeria Prison. He makes a phone call and finds himself in front of Prime Minister Fraser. Syd tells a tale of sabotage and assassination, of a Nazi plot to take over New Zealand.

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Spies and Lies

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