Holy Days is a movie based on a story by much-loved author, Joy Cowley. Joy knows what

makes a good story and this movie has these elements in spades – sharply drawn characters, a suspenseful plot, and buckets of humour. The film is set in 1970s New Zealand. Young Brian is devastated by the loss of his mother and determined to stop his dad from marrying the new woman in his life. Convinced he can reach his mother through prayer and penance, Brian finds refuge at a run-down convent with three delightfully eccentric elderly nuns. But when he overhears plans to shut the convent down and split the Sisters apart, Brian sparks an unlikely mission: escape to the Southern Alps to find a former nun-turned-lawyer who might just save them all. Brian believes this is the miracle he’s been praying for, a chance to reunite with his mother on the sacred mountain, Aoraki.  Brian and the Sisters “borrow” their local priest’s Holden station-wagon and dash off on a madcap road-trip south. …With its polished production values and top-drawer acting, Holy Days is a triumph. The three Sisters are totally convincing and Elijah Tamati is a star as young Brian. Holy Days is a movie with heart – entertaining, suspenseful and surprisingly moving.-Auckland Catholic

“…a beautiful slice-of-life story which will inspire tears and laughter alike…”-FilmSpeak