The Changeover
“The Changeover is a YA masterpiece. Gritty, dark, and an incredibly creepy supernatural thriller…Timothy Spall - terrifying, but electrifying. It’s dark, fast-paced and a true asset to the YA genre.”
Sixteen year-old Laura Chant (Erana James) lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko (Benji Purchase) in a poor new suburb on the edge of a partially demolished Christchurch, New Zealand. Laura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who attacks Jacko and slowly drains the life out of him as the spirit becomes ever younger. Laura discovers her true identity and the supernatural ability within her, and must harness it to save her brother's life.
“The Changeover brings YA fantasy magically to life… the writer-director team of Miranda harcourt and Stuart Mckenzie have given the book an astute adaptation, balancing magical arcana with everyday adolescent turmoil”
“reinvigorating the YA genre”
“…smartly favours human drama over hocus-pocus… the pacing rocks and Spall radiates such ingratiating evil that he needs no help from special effects. When, in one creepily insinuating moment, he steers a possessed Laura towards her bedroom to “have some fun,” the kick of dread we feel is not from the occult, but from a peril that’s all too rooted in the real world… thanks to fine performances and a narrative that doesn't hang about to admire itself, the movie goes down as easily as a love potion at a coven.”
FIREFLY FILMS AND AFTERIMAGE FILMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION PRESENT “THE CHANGEOVER” WITH TIMOTHY SPALL MELANIE LYNSKEY LUCY LAWLESS NICHOLAS GALITZINE ERANA JAMES BASED ON THE NOVEL BY MARGARET MAHY DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREW STROUD EDITED BY DAN KIRCHER MUSIC BY ANDREW THOMAS CASTING BY TINA CLEARY VICKY WILDMAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER IAIN AITKEN COSTUME DESIGNER KIRSTY CAMERON MAKE UP DESIGNER FRANKIE KARENA ASSOCIATE PRODUCER AXEL PATON LINE PRODUCER VICTORIA DABBS EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS RICHARD FLETCHER ANGELA LITTLEJOHN JOHN MCKENZIE CAROLINE HUTCHISON PRODUCED BY EMMA SLADE STUART MCKENZIE MIRANDA HARCOURT SCREENPLAY BY STUART MCKENZIE DIRECTED BY STUART MCKENZIE & MIRANDA HARCOURT
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