7.8Summary
In November 1947 forty-one people died in a massive blaze that gutted the huge Ballantynes Department Store complex in the heart of Christchurch’s business district. This is the tragic story of New Zealand’s worst fire disaster.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Cast
12 of 12
Crew
- Directed by
- Joshua Frizzell
- Written by
- John Banas
- Produced by
- Bridget Bourke
- Music by
- Karl Sölve Steven
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Facts
September 29, 2019 · 1 h 26 min · Disturbing Imagery
- Released
- September 29, 2019
- Runtime
- 1 h 26 min
- Content
- Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- New Zealand
- Budget
- $2 million
- Keywords
- based on true story