We're Here to Help

We're Here to Help
We're Here to Help
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Jonothan Cullinane
Written by	Jonothan Cullinane
Produced by	John Barnett; Paul Davis;
Starring	Erik Thomson; Miriama Smith; Michael Hurst; Jason Hoyte;
Cinematography	John Cavill
Edited by	David Coulson
Music by	David Long
Production; company	South Pacific Pictures
Release date	8 November 2007;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

We're Here to Help is a 2007 Kafkaesque comedy film written and directed by Jonothan Cullinane and starring Erik Thomson, Miriama Smith, and Michael Hurst. It was produced by South Pacific Pictures.

Plot

Based on a true story, Dave Henderson was audited 27 times from 1992 to 1995 after claiming a GST refund, and the Inland Revenue Department demanded he pay $NZ924,341.07 in taxes and penalties. He was charged with fraud, his business failed and he was bankrupted and had to sell his house. The IRD eventually conceded that he did not owe it $NZ924,341.07, and fraud charges against him were dropped. They also admitted that they owed him $NZ64,000.

Cast

Actor	Role
Erik Thomson	Dave Henderson
Miriama Smith	Kath Harper
Michael Hurst	Rodney Hide
Jason Hoyte	Steve Arnett
John Leigh	Lesley Costello
Stephen Papps	Doug Johnson
Peter Elliott	Bill Birch
Gabriel Reid	Jeremy Griffin