Kiwi break-up comedy to open Sydney Film FestivalPiki Films The Breaker Upperers is scheduled to open in NZ cinemas on May 3. Sydney Film Festival is going for a dose of droll New Zealand comedy on opening night this year. Supplied Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek say they love Australia because it's 'close to New Zealand and the accent sounds reasonably similar to ours'. READ MORE:* The Breaker Upperers: The Kiwi comedy breaking new ground for female-led film-making* How Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek's friendship survived The Breaker Upperers* Kiwi comedy 'might even be funnier' than Wilderpeople​Sami and van Beek said they were delighted to be opening the festival. Supplied Sydney festival director Nashen Moodley says 'The Breaker Uppers is awash with humour and heart'.

Source: Stuff April 24, 2018 05:48 UTC