800 Words (2015)★ 8.0/10
- Comedy
- Drama
- Family
Directed by: Mike Smith, Michael Hurst, Caroline Bell Booth, Pino Amenta, Murray Keane
Written by: James Griffin, Pip Hall, Kate McDermott, Timothy Balme, Sarah-Kate Lynch
A recently-widowed father quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper.
- Original title
- 800 Words
- Storyline
- A recently-widowed father quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper. On impulse he buys, over the Internet, a house in a remote New Zealand seaside town; then he must break the news to his tow teenagers who just lost their mum and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful, inquisitive locals ensure that his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 3,206
- Companies
- South Pacific Pictures, Seven Productions, Seven Network, BBC One, BBC Two, Beyond Home Entertainment, TVNZ, Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Yleisradio (YLE)
- Release dates
- AU September 15, 2015
- CA September 15, 2015
- GB September 15, 2015
- US September 15, 2015
- NZ November 5, 2015
- FI June 5, 2017
- HU September 7, 2019