The Maintenance of Silence

The Maintenance of Silence 1985 Directed by William Keddell

On November 18 1982, a 22-year old Aucklander, Neil Roberts, daubed a washroom wall with the graffiti slogan: ‘WE HAVE MAINTAINED A SILENCE CLOSELY RESEMBLING STUPIDITY’. He then placed a bomb outside the State Security Computer Centre at Whanganui where files are kept on all citizens. The bomb blew him to pieces.

Countries New Zealand , USA

Production Country New Zealand

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Drama

Production Company New Zealand Film Commission

Release Date 16 July 1985

22 mins