“A Heart Needs A Heart” Licensed for New Zealand film “Pike River”

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“A Heart Needs A Heart” by Country Johnny Mathis (Avid Group Publishing/BMI) has been licensed for use in the upcoming New Zealand film, “Pike River.”

Three-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey has been confirmed as starring in “Pike River,” the upcoming dramatic thriller set and shot in New Zealand and centered around one of the country’s worst disasters in modern history.

“Pike River” was shot on location on the dramatic West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand with the support of members of the Pike community. The film was made in association with the New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air, Three, the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate Grant, Fulcrum Media Finance and Park Road Post-Production. Madman Entertainment will distribute in New Zealand and Australia.

(Article in Variety Magazine)

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“A Heart Needs A Heart” (Un Corazón Necesita un Corazón”) de Country Johnny Mathis (Avid Group Publishing/BMI) ha sido autorizado para su uso en la próxima película neozelandesa, “Pike River”.

Melanie Lynskey, tres veces nominada al Emmy, ha sido confirmada como protagonista de “Pike River”, el próximo thriller dramático ambientado y filmado en Nueva Zelanda y centrado en uno de los peores desastres del país en la historia moderna.

“Pike River” se filmó en la espectacular costa oeste de la Isla Sur de Nueva Zelanda con el apoyo de miembros de la comunidad de Pike. La película se realizó en asociación con la Comisión de Cine de Nueva Zelanda, NZ On Air, Three, la subvención New Zealand Screen Production Rebate Grant, Fulcrum Media Finance y Park Road Post-Production. Madman Entertainment distribuirá la película en Nueva Zelanda y Australia.

Se espera que la película se estrene en los cines a finales de 2024.