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The Ungrateful Tenant

An anxious renter's housing nightmare becomes a slapstick odyssey.

July 30, 2026 78 min
🎬 In theaters in 27 days

About

It’s 2026 Auckland, New Zealand, through the black-and-white lens of the German expressionist silent era. If it weren't for the online group chat and the overused electric heater, the city’s 100-year-old bungalows with no insulation would make you believe it’s the 1920s. The Ungrateful Tenant follows an anxiety-ridden millennial renter who dreams of one day buying his own house. When his paranoid frustration comes to a head, he kicks out his ‘nightmare’ flatmate, only to be struck back by instant karma, sending him on a cursed odyssey in and out of flats across Auckland. Experience the brutal absurdity of the housing crisis in slapstick fashion.

Movie Info

Status: Post Production
Director: Conor Bowden
Runtime: 78 min

Top Cast

Conor Bowden

Conor Bowden

The Tenant

Tim Earl

Tim Earl

The Flatmate

Conan Hayes

Conan Hayes

The Love Interest

Carmel McGlone

Carmel McGlone

The Landlord

Justin Rogers

The Real Estate Agent

Rhiannon McCall

Rhiannon McCall

The First Home Buyer

Hamish Parkinson

Hamish Parkinson

The Flat Viewer

Paul Kean

Paul Kean

The Money Man