Perfect Strangers the second feature film to be made with funding from the NZ Film Production Fund, opens to the New Zealand public on Thursday 5th February.Perfect Strangers the second feature film to be made with funding from the NZ Film Production Fund, opens to the New Zealand public on Thursday 5th February.Perfect Strangers, written and directed by Gaylene Preston, is released nationally by Twentieth Century Fox. It had its world premiere at the Melbourne Film Festival and has also premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival and London Film Festival.

The film, featuring Sam Neill and Rachel Blake, is a chilling romance about Melanie, a woman who finds herself the subject of a man's romantic obsession. At first she's captivated by his charm and attentiveness. But when he sails her away to his shack on a deserted island, she realizes that she has been kidnapped.

Exploring the fine line between love and pursuit, romance and danger, fear and obsession, Perfect Strangers was written and directed by Gaylene Preston and produced by Robin Laing, Gaylene Preston Productions and Huntaway Productions, in association with the New Zealand Film Commission, the New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand on Air and Television New Zealand.

Perfect Strangers also features cinematography from Alun Bollinger (The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings) and a soundtrack with new music by Neil Finn

Comments from reviews include: ***** 5 stars (ABC Radio); "Don't miss it - one of the most intriguing films to appear in a long time" (Peter Thompson, Sunday Show); "One of the best films of the year" (Evan Williams, The Australian); "Preston's best work in film to date" (David Stratton, Variety); " - a dazzling collaboration" - Ruth Hessey, IF Magazine.

More information about Perfect Strangers can be found at:
www.perfectstrangersthemovie.com