Weaving the thrills of murderous mayhem with sparkling characters and a surprising hint of tenderness, HOW TO MAKE A KILLING promises us an irresistible crime comedy in the vein of Fargo and Shallow Grave.
Taratoa Stappard’s brooding debut feature plunges us into the dour moors of 1859 North Yorkshire, where the British Empire’s reach casts long and twisted shadows. Mary Stevens (Ariāna Osborne), a young Māori teacher from Aotearoa (New Zealand), arrives in