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Reluctant Hero

Television (Full Length) – 2008

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In 2007 Willie Apiata, of the NZ Army's elite SAS unit, was awarded the Victoria Cross for carrying a wounded soldier to safety while under fire in Afghanistan. This documentary had exclusive access to Corporal Apiata, from the moment he was told about the VC to his decision a few weeks later to gift the medal to the nation. The shy soldier struggles to deal with his sudden celebrity, and military bosses have to cope with the dual demand of handling media interest in the VC win while still keeping the work of the SAS relatively secret.

"a portrait of the archetypal Kiwi hero as we possibly won’t make them any more: modest, laconic and deeply private".
– Diana Wichtel in The Listener

Key Cast & Crew

Tenby Powell

Executive Producer

Simon Coldrick

Writer, Editor, Post-Production Director

Steven O'Meagher

Writer, Director, Producer

Polly Fryer

Production Manager

Greg Junovich

Sound Mix

Brendon Morrow

Sound Design

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Produced by

Desert Road Films
Tenby Powell

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Desert Road Films

Acknowledgements

Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Profile of Executive Producer Tenby Powell

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