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The Power of the Dog: First look at Jane Campion’s star-studded movie filmed in New Zealand

by NZ Herald — 27.8.2021

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Phil Burbank in The Power of the Dog. Photo / Netflix via YouTube

One of the major Hollywood projects filmed in New Zealand in 2020 has unveiled its first trailer.

The Power of The Dog was directed by Jane Campion, the Wellington-born and Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind The Piano.

The movie’s synopsis reads: “Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.”

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