Relative Guilt

When David Wayne Tamihere was arrested for the murder of two Swedish tourists in 1989, his family was cast into a nightmare.

For ten years they’ve served their own sentence.

Relative Guilt tells their story – a story of scorn, ridicule, and abuse meted out by an outraged nation.

Winner 1999 Qantas Media Award: Best Documentary

Camera: John Ramsay
Sound: Craig Perry
Editor: Dermot McNeillage
Assistant Producer: Nicola Lawrence
Produced and directed by Leanne Pooley
Spacific Films 1999

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