We Talk ‘The Rehearsal’ With Director Alison Maclean

Director Alison Maclean talks to Flicks about her New Zealand feature based on the debut novel by Eleanor Catton and starring James Rolleston (The Dark Horse) as a wide-eyed teenager looking to make it as a stage actor.

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