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The Ungrateful Tenant

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

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.

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

    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

Overview

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.

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