Hans Knot International Radio Report March 2013 - HansKnot.com

3 Mile Limit – Movie
Filming Completed
Monday, 11 February 2013
Post Production under way in Miramar, Wellington.
Post Production has begun on ‘3 Mile Limit’ the feature length movie
based on the true story of Radio Hauraki broadcasting from
international waters in the 1960’s. Filming completed in Auckland in
December 2012. “It was fantastic to finally shoot this iconic piece
of NZ history and bring the 1960’s to life which was such a rich
period in New Zealand’s social change”, said Craig Newland the
Producer and Director of 3 Mile Limit.
3 Mile Limit tells the story of one man’s determination to bring
change to the Government’s stand off on public broadcasting, and
bring Rock n’ Roll to a nation starved of modern pop music. But
caught up in the middle of this titanic struggle is the relationship
between Richard (the protagonist) and Judy his wife as they battle
against all odds and struggle to keep their marriage intact.
The cast is brilliantly led by Matt Whelan, the winner of the 2010
Qantas Film & Television Awards for Best Supporting Actor Award
for popular TV series, Go Girls. Matt Whelan has already two
feature films behind him, My Wedding and Other Secrets, The
Most Fun You Can Have Dying, and is to appear in Jane Campion’s
‘Top of the Lake’.
“Matt’s performance in ‘3 Mile Limit’ completely anchored the film
and made it easy for other cast members to feed off. Matt
displayed an arc of emotional depth and leadership which I think
will show the public he’s one of New Zealand’s brightest leading
men”, said Newland.
He is very well supported by Dan Musgrove (Underbelly NZ) who
plays one of the key supporting roles and Belinda Crawley who plays
Judy.
The screenplay was written by Craig Newland and Andrew