Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures, set in Christchurch in 1954, is based on the true story of two girls, Juliet Hulme and Pauline Rieper, who murdered Pauline's mother - one of the most bizarre and notorious cases in New Zealand's history...
New Zealand Production
Feature 1994 Drama 108.00 minutes
Film Main Image 1053
Pauline and Juliet are two imaginative but seemingly normal teenagers. What sets them apart is that they murder Pauline's mother.

Directors

Peter Jackson

Producers

Peter Jackson
James Booth

Screenplay Writers

Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh

Executive Producers

Hanno Huth

Cast

Melanie Lynskey
Pauline
Kate Winslet
Juliet

Production Company

Wingnut Films

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