Sleeping Dogs
1978 · 1h 47m · Action, Drama, Thriller · New Zealand · Rated M (AU)
What happens when you're hunted...and there's no place to run!
Recluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.
Directed by
Roger DonaldsonBased on the novel by
Christian K. Stead5.9Smart score
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based on novel or bookcivil wardystopianew zealand
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