Under the Mountain

Name: New Zealand Film Commission
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The novel Under the Mountain, by acclaimed New Zealand author Maurice Gee, has been in print since it was first published in 1979. The book has been a much loved classic for generations of younger readers and, in 1982, the story became a...

New Zealand Production

Feature 2008 Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 90.00 minutes

When teenage twins Rachel and Theo Matheson investigate the creepy old house next door, they discover the Wilberforces – shape-shifting creatures that lurk beneath Auckland’s ring of extinct volcanoes. Guided by the mysterious Mr Jones and with the help of their older cousin Ricky, the twins must rekindle the unique powers they once shared if they are to destroy this ancient evil – before it destroys them.