Spies and Lies

2010 • Directed by

Simon Bennett

Drama, History

Based on the book: 'The Plot to Subvert Wartime New Zealand' by Hugh Price

A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Syd Ross completes his sentence and is released from Waikeria Prison. He makes a phone call and finds himself in front of Prime Minister Fraser. Syd tells a tale of sabotage and assassination, of a Nazi plot to take over New Zealand.