Andrew Niccol
Andrew Niccol (born 1964 in Paraparaumu, New Zealand and growing up in Auckland, New Zealand) is a screenwriter/producer/director. He wrote and directed Gattaca and Simone, and wrote and produced The Truman Show.
He left New Zealand at the age of 21 and began directing commercials in London, England.
His most famous films display a pessimism about the future and individuals who overcome it.
Despite a rise in awareness of New Zealander-directed films in the wake of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Simone was released in one theatre on one day in Niccol's home country, with its proceeds going to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis.
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