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Siege

2012-06-17 · 87 min · ★ 4.8

Crime · History · Drama

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 Molenaar for the growing of cannabis. This was just a routine warrant, something they had done countless times. What was meant to be an ordinary procedure turned into three of New Zealand’s darkest days and ended with one police officer dead, two officers critically injured and a member of the public fighting for his life. In some fifty hours Jan Molenaar made a permanent and devastating imprint upon the national psyche of New Zealand as he changed the lives of individuals, families, a police community, and a city. The siege was one of the worst and unexpected cases of violence both Napier and New Zealand had witnessed and it was all the more shocking because of its ordinary suburban backdrop.

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Directors
Mike Smith
Production companies
Screentime, Television New Zealand
Countries
New Zealand
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mark MitchinsonMark MitchinsonJan Molenaar
Darren YoungDarren YoungLen Snee
Jon CummingsLenny Holmwood
Joel TobeckJoel TobeckSam Hoyle
Miriama SmithMiriama SmithDelwyn Keefe
Alistair BrowningAlistair BrowningMike O'Leary
Toby LeachToby LeachGrant Diver
Will HallWill HallBruce Miller
Kirk TorranceKirk TorranceHeath Jones
Mark WarrenBrad Clark
Peter FeeneyPeter FeeneyPaul Symonds
Nathalie BolttNathalie BolttVicki Snee
Laurie DeeKevin Kalff
Jason WhyteJason WhyteRyan Wood
Andrew RoberttAndrew RoberttMike Burne
Phil BrownPhil BrownDennis Hurworth
Will WallaceWill WallacePaul Buckley
Ray WoolfRay WoolfGarry Fraser
Geraldine BrophyGeraldine BrophyKris McGehan
Stephen HallStephen HallSteve Smith

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