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Black Hands

2020-11-01 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.0

Drama · Crime

On June 20, 1994, five members of the Bain family were found dead in their Dunedin home. The atrocity captured the nation, and it remains one of New Zealand’s most controversial cases. This dramatised version tells the story of each of the family members in the months leading up to their deaths.

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Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand
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Amelia ElliottAmelia ElliottLaniet Bain
Joel TobeckJoel TobeckRobin Bain
Richard CrouchleyRichard CrouchleyDavid Bain
Luanne GordonLuanne GordonMargaret Cullen
Lucy CurreyLucy CurreyArawa Bain
Angus StevensAngus StevensStephen Bain

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