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Under the Mountain

Under the Mountain

An epic journey to save the world...

20094.51h 31mPG-13

Overview

Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes.

Directed by Jonathan King
Written by Matthew Grainger, Jonathan King, Maurice Gee
Box Office0Revenue: $663K

Top Cast

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Mr. Jones

T

Tom Cameron

Theo

Oliver Driver

Oliver Driver

Mr Wilberforce

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Sophie McBride

Rachel

Matthew Chamberlain

Matthew Chamberlain

Uncle Cliff

Bruce Hopkins

Bruce Hopkins

Richard Matheson

Gareth Reeves

Gareth Reeves

Wilberforce Drone 2

Colin Moy

Colin Moy

Constable Green

Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Sami

Constable Wood

David Weatherley

David Weatherley

Desk Sergeant

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Themes & Keywords

new zealandvolcanoalienalien raceauckland

About Under the Mountain

Under the Mountain is a fantasy, adventure, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of new zealand, volcano, alien, alien race, auckland. Directed by Jonathan King, it stars Sam Neill, Tom Cameron, Oliver Driver. Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes.

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