

Friend of the Friendless
2020, English. Directed by Yvonne Mackay.
Law professor Chris Gallivan examines the career of one of our country's best defence lawyers, Greg King. Through the lens of King's most sensational case – the defence of Ewen Macdonald for the murder of Scott Guy - Gallivan also raises serious questions about the state of criminal justice in New Zealand today.
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- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 15 October 2020
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Friend of the Friendless runs 68 minutes (1h 8m).
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Friend of the Friendless isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 October 2020. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Friend of the Friendless, try The Devil on Trial, Detainment, Long Shot.
Who directed Friend of the Friendless?
Friend of the Friendless (2020) was directed by Yvonne Mackay and stars Chris Gallivan, Dan Musgrove, Richard Falkner.