It was directed by Alex Galvin and filmed in Wellington, Hong Kong and Hawke's Bay.
[1] Detective Richard Manning is investigating the most difficult case of his career – the apparently impossible locked room murder of a rich property owner.
In the film, the Wellington scenes utilise local buildings and interiors such as the Town Hall, Parliamentary Library and the art deco Dominion Museum (now the Wellington campus of Massey University) along with Napier and Hastings art deco buildings.
After working as a public servant, Galvin commenced study at the New Zealand Film School in 2003.
Apart from Elliot Travers, the film's actors also include Amy Tsang, and Dean Knowsley.