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The Rule of Jenny Pen
The Rule of Jenny Pen
, 2024New Zealand / Horror, Detective, Thriller / 18+
Synopsis
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychotic who employs a child's puppet to abuse the homes residents with deadly consequences.
Cast
John Lithgow
Dave Crealy
Geoffrey Rush
Stefan Mortensen
Maaka Pohatu
Dr. Neels
Ian Mune
Howie Wicker
Bruce Phillips
Peter Llewyn
George Henare
Tony Garfield
Yvette Parsons
Carer Tania
Nikki MacDonnell
Court Mother
Director
James Ashcroft
Writer
James Ashcroft, Eli Kent, Owen Marshall
Film details
Country
New Zealand
Runtime
1 hour 43 minutes
Production year
2024
Online premiere
28 March 2025
World premiere
19 September 2024
Release date
| 3 April 2025 | Russia | Атмосфера Кино | |
| 20 March 2025 | Australia | ||
| 14 March 2025 | Great Britain | ||
| 20 March 2025 | Greece | ||
| 14 March 2025 | Ireland | ||
| 12 June 2026 | Japan | G | |
| 3 April 2025 | Kyrgyzstan | 16+ | |
| 18 September 2025 | Netherlands | 16 | |
| 20 March 2025 | New Zealand | ||
| 5 July 2026 | Poland | ||
| 3 April 2025 | Portugal | M/14 | |
| 17 April 2025 | Qatar | ||
| 17 April 2025 | UAE | 18TC | |
| 7 March 2025 | USA |
Worldwide Gross
$647,692
Production
Hinterland Creative, Light in the Dark Productions
Also known as
The Rule of Jenny Pen, A Regra de Jenny Pen, La ley de Jenny Pen, Jenny Pen'in Kuralı, Jenny Peni käsul, Klątwa Jenny Pen, Η εξουσία της κούκλας, Обитель смерти, Правило Дженні Пен, 安養院的叢林法則, 珍妮潘的规则
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Interesting facts
Director John Ashcroft said the film is, at its core, about tyranny, and characterised the plot as the emergence of a dictator in one of the least likely places.
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