Last Man Standing

Name: Last Man Standing
Director: Gerd Pohlmann
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-08-01

2026 · 122 min · Documentary

Gerd Pohlmann offers a timely doc tribute to politician Jim Anderton as a long-haul fighter for Labour’s welfare-based values, against a wave of neoliberal deregulation that fundamentally changed New Zealand politics.

Directed by Gerd Pohlmann

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