The Hollow Men
2008, English. Directed by Alister Barry.
The inside story of a National Party election campaign
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Alister BarryDirector
- Nick BlakeNarrator (voice)
- Donald BrashSelf
- John KeySelf
- Bill EnglishSelf
- Vaughan SlinnBryan Sinclair (voice)
- Julie ThornsDiane Foreman (voice)
- Sam SneddenMatthew Hooton (voice)
- Bruce PhillipsPeter Keenan (voice)
- Russell CampbellDon Brash (voice)
- Mick RoseMurray McCully (voice)
- Matthew ChamberlainRichard Long (voice)/Roderick Deane (voice)
- Phil PeletonCrosby/Textor (voice)/ Crosby/Textor Focus Group Leader
Details
- Released
- 7 July 2008
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- Alister Barry
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The Hollow Men runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Hollow Men isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 July 2008. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Hollow Men?
The Hollow Men (2008) was directed by Alister Barry and stars Nick Blake, Donald Brash, John Key.