''I'm Not Harry Jenson'' is a micro-budget theatrical

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

film released in 2009. It is the first feature film written and directed by

James Napier Robertson James William Napier Robertson (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand writer, film director, actor and producer, who wrote and directed 2009 film ''I'm Not Harry Jenson'', and 2014 film ''The Dark Horse'', for which he won Best Director, Best Sc ...

. It was produced by

Tom Hern Thomas Hern (born 10 December 1984) is a New Zealand actor and independent film producer. He is known for producing NZ feature films ''The Dark Horse'', '' Everything We Loved'', and ''Pork Pie'' (a reboot of Kiwi classic ''Goodbye Pork Pie ...

through the production company Six String Pictures.

Release and reception

''I'm Not Harry Jenson'' premiered at the 2009 New Zealand International Film Festival, where it received strong reviews and sold out screenings, and held its international premiere at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival. The ''National Radio Film Review'' gave it 4 stars, calling it "a remarkable result, doesn't feel like a feature debut but a thriller from the hands of an experienced player...an impressive piece of work". Voxy Movie Review gave it "a very solid 7.5 out of 10", putting emphasis on the "great writing, directing and in particular acting." The ''

New Zealand Herald ''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers ...

'' gave the film three stars, calling it a "small-scale whodunnit ... but shows how smart writing and good acting can compensate for a tiny budget". The review stated "the young writer/director achieves moments of real tension" with "some wonderful lines", and the reveal was a "scene of some mastery". It was released nationwide in theatres throughout New Zealand in 2010, but failed to do much business at the box office.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:I'm Not Harry Jenson 2009 films New Zealand thriller films 2009 thriller films 2009 drama films 2000s English-language films Films directed by James Napier Robertson