The Paragon

Benedict Wall (Shadow in the Cloud), Florence Noble (The Most Fun You Can Have Dying) and Jonny Brugh (What We Do in the Shadows) star in this microbudget fantasy-comedy set in an Auckland, New Zealand, which has become a battleground of powerful psychics.

"An everyday schmo, Dutch (Wall) is special in approximately one way—he’s died recently. The victim of a hit and run, he was technically not of-the-living for about six seconds before he was resuscitated. Now, seriously injured after the accident and needing a crutch to walk, the one-time tennis instructor is out for revenge, and seeks the help of mysterious psychic Lyra (Noble) to teach him how to use telekinesis to find the person who hit him. Turns out, it’s the fact that Dutch has died that gives him access to an immense power—and draws him into a reality-bending battle with Lyra’s brother Haxan (Brugh), who seeks to use a mysterious device known as The Paragon to take over the world." (New Zealand International Film Festival)

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