Trailer for City Impact pastor's film about gangs gets 850,000 views

Trailer for City Impact pastor’s film about gangs gets 850,000 views

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

A City Impact Church pastor who has made his first film about gang violence in New Zealand says it couldn’t have been made without “God’s favour”.

The trailer for Broken, a tale of vengeance which claims to be “based on a true story”, debuted on Friday afternoon and quickly went viral, racking up 850,000 views over the weekend.

It is written and directed by first-time filmmaker and City Impact Church pastor Tarry Mortlock, who shot the film over five weeks in Gisborne earlier this year. Have a look at trailer and read more

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