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The Breaker Upperers stars talk about its US debut

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Tue, 13 Mar 2018, 10:27AM
The comedy stars Jackie van Beek and Madeline Sami. (Photo / YouTube)

The Breaker Upperers stars talk about its US debut

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Tue, 13 Mar 2018, 10:27AM

The Breaker Upperers has had it's world premiere at the South by South West festival in the US over the weekend. 

The buzz is big, with the screening selling out and earning rave reviews.

The movie stars Madeline Sami and Jackie van Beek, who also wrote and directed the Kiwi comedy. 

Sami told Mike Hosking it was beyond her expectations the reaction the film got. 

"We've been sitting in an edit suite for the last year and have not been anticipating what it would be like at all. It sort of didn't dawn on us until an hour before the screening." 

van Beek, who has been to many festivals, says the energy of SXSW was very different to what she has experienced.

"There are so many people here, for music as well as film as well as interactives. It's a festival that really embraces comedy, which is really good for us." 

The two also spoke about how the film was commissioned and spoke about the amount of meat they have consumed during

The Breaker Upperers opens May 3rd in New Zealand cinemas.  

LISTEN TO MADELINE SAMI AND JACKIE VAN BEEK TALK WITH MIKE HOSKING ABOVE 

 

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