''I'm Not Harry Jenson'' is a micro-budget theatrical

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film released in 2009. It is the first feature film written and directed by

James Napier Robertson James William Napier Robertson (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand writer, film director, actor and producer, who wrote and directed 2009 film ''I'm Not Harry Jenson'', and 2014 film The Dark Horse (2014 film), ''The Dark Horse'', for which ...

. It was produced by

Tom Hern Thomas Hern (born 10 December 1984) is a New Zealand actor and independent film producer. He is known for producing NZ feature films ''The Dark Horse'', '' Everything We Loved'', and ''Pork Pie'' (a reboot of Kiwi classic ''Goodbye Pork Pi ...

through the production company Six String Pictures.

Cast

* Gareth Reeves * Jinny Lee Story *

Renato Bartolomei Renato Bartolomei is an Australian–New Zealand actor. Born in Australia of Italian descent, he started his acting career in Australia and is now a prominent actor in New Zealand. He had a prominent role as Craig Valentine in ''Shortland Stre ...

as Colby *

as Kevin *

Cameron Rhodes Cameron Rhodes (born 1 August 1967) is a New Zealand film and theatrical actor and director. Life and career Rhodes graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1987 with a Diploma in Acting. He has appeared in various TV shows (in ...

as Rick *

Ian Mune Sir Ian Barry Mune (born 1941) is a New Zealand character actor, director, and screenwriter. His screen acting career spans four decades and more than 50 roles. His work as a film director includes hit comedy ''Came a Hot Friday'', an adaptation ...

Marshall Napier James Marshall Napier (22 October 1951 – 14 August 2022) was a New Zealand-born character actor, playwright and graphic artist. He is known for a succession of strong supporting roles in Australasian films and television shows. He also had a ...

as Tom * Ilona Rodgers as Margaret *

Release and reception

''I'm Not Harry Jenson'' premiered at the 2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, where it received strong reviews and sold out screenings, and held its international premiere at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival. The ''National Radio Film Review'' gave it 4 stars, calling it "a remarkable result, doesn't feel like a feature debut but a thriller from the hands of an experienced player...an impressive piece of work". Voxy Movie Review gave it "a very solid 7.5 out of 10", putting emphasis on the "great writing, directing and in particular acting." The ''

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'' gave the film three stars, calling it a "small-scale whodunnit ... but shows how smart writing and good acting can compensate for a tiny budget". The review stated "the young writer/director achieves moments of real tension" with "some wonderful lines", and the reveal was a "scene of some mastery". It was released nationwide in theatres throughout New Zealand in 2010, but failed to do much business at the box office.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:I'm Not Harry Jenson 2009 films New Zealand thriller films 2009 thriller films 2009 drama films 2000s English-language films Films directed by James Napier Robertson English-language thriller films