The Garden of Evil

On 5 December 2001, New Zealand sports icon Sir Peter Blake was shot dead on his boat, Seamaster, on Brazil’s Amazon River. Twenty years later, New Zealand director Larry Keating investigated who was really behind the ominous order to kill Blake — as well as many other attacks on conservationists, including the near-fatal stabbing of Kiwi eco-warrior Pete Bethune. Joined by renowned Irish investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre, the crew travels to Brazil to try to uncover what happened. The Garden of Evil won Jacob Bryant the Best New Zealand Cinematography Award at the 2021 Doc Edge Film Festival. 

Peter was very upfront about the security risks — he was aware that this was not going to be a gentle ride, and sadly, he paid with his life.

– Narrator Donal MacIntyre

Key Cast & Crew

Donal MacIntyre

Subject, Narrator, Associate Producer

Neil Stichbury

Field Director

Jonathan Crayford

Composer

Jacob Bryant

Cinematographer

Leo Clark Ribeiro

Editor

Larry Keating

Director, Writer, Producer