The Reach

May 4, 2025

0h 43m

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Overview

NZ Animated version of the Stephen King Story - Stella Flanders has never left Koati Island in her 95 years. Afflicted by illness and a brutal winter, she starts to see the ghosts of her dead loved ones, including her late husband Bill. When the reach between the island and the mainland freezes over, she finds herself lured on to make the crossing once before she passes away.

Genres

Animation

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Music Block Films

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Cast

Stella Flanders (voice)

Jos Falanitama

Bill Flanders (voice)

Mike Williams

Alden Flanders (voice)

Benny Marama

Missy & Koko Bowie (voice)

Kelly Taylor

Russell Bowie (voice)

Rhys Thomas

Emon Gilling (voice)

Nathan Higgins

Annabelle Frane (voice)

Janine Amelia Swainson

Bull Flanders (voice)

Richard Swainson

Additional voices

Matty Thomas Taylor

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