Pike River (2025)
In the fight for their men, they found each other.
In the aftermath of an explosion that rocked the Pike River Mine and took the lives of 29 West Coasters, two women step up to fight for accountability.
- Date of release
- 2025-10-30
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Robert Sarkies
Casting
- Melanie Lynskey — Anna Osborne
- Robyn Malcolm — Sonya Rockhouse
- Erroll Shand — Pete Cahill
- Madeleine McCarthy — Alisha Osborne
- Ben Porter — Rob Osborne
- Lucy Lawless — Helen Kelly
- Jordan Mooney — Tony Sutorius
- Peter Tait — Rowdy Durbridge
- Elizabeth Hawthorne — Kath Monk
- Hamish McEwen — Daniel Rockhouse
- Dra McKay — Joe Hall
- John Leigh — Milton Osborne
Interesting facts
Pike River is a 2025 New Zealand drama film. Directed by Robert Sarkies, it stars Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm.
Production
Pike River was shot on location in Greymouth, New Zealand, between November and December 2023. Speaking to Variety in May 2024, producer Vicky Pope described the film as "Erin Brockovich meets Norma Rae – New Zealand's own version, gutsy and real", and said of the casting, "We are so thrilled about the powerhouse partnership of [Lynskey] and [Malcolm] ... two incredible actresses playing two incredible women".
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