Scarfies
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55% Critic Match

Scarfies

A captive in your basement. What would you do?

5.5 / 10 1999 1h 41mNR English
ComedyThriller

Storyline

This dark comedy is set in Dunedin, New Zealand. A university student finds an old "abandoned" house and proceeds to invite other students to share. It even has running electricity. But what is the catch?

Cast & Crew

Willa O'Neill

Willa O'Neill

Emma

Lead
Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Alex

Charlie Bleakley

Charlie Bleakley

Graham

Neill Rea

Neill Rea

Scott

AS

Ashleigh Seagar

Nicola

Jon Brazier

Jon Brazier

Kevin

Mark Neilson

Mark Neilson

Gordy

David Kilgour

David Kilgour

Self (The Clean)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Sarkies's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Scarfies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker