Hook Line and Sinker

19 April 2011

If you enjoy New Zealand films, then why not get behind ‘Hook Line and Sinker’, a locally made film about a truck driver, PJ, working in Wellington who is diagnosed with macular degeneration.

The film is being supported by Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ), which RNZFB Chief Executive, Sandra Budd, represents as a member of the Board of Trustees.

The story

PJ (Rangimoana Taylor) is a truck driver with a working man's pride in his job. His partner Ronnie (Carmel McGlone), her two kids bordering on adulthood, singing at the local pub and fishing with his best mate Jono (KC Kelly), form the backbone of his modest existence. But when he fails a mandatory eye test and loses his driving licence, PJ's life unravels. In the face of his imminent future as a blind man, the ever pragmatic Ronnie upscales her wedding dress business with the help of her ambitious older sister Bernadette (Geraldine Brophy) to become the breadwinner of the family. But PJ, refusing to accept the loss of his sight and unable to cope with the rapidly altering family dynamics, takes everyone on a tumultuous emotional journey to the very edge until, with Ronnie's help, he is willing to accept a new place for himself in the world.
- Torchlight Films, 2011

Visit the MDNZ website for information on tickets to regional premieres, or to find out more about the film visit http://www.torchlightfilms.co.nz/hls.