Coming to a cinema near you — April 30. Mark your calendars.

Since its buzzy world premiere last year at Auckland’s Civic Theatre as part of Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival, and with the backing of the team behind modern-day horror classics Talk to Me, Bring Her Back and The Babadook, THE WEED EATERS has screened at film festivals from Dublin to Yogyakarta to Buenos Aires, racking up prizes including SXSW Sydney’s Best Feature Film Award and the Jury Prize at Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival. Taskmaster NZ favourite David Correos is in the cast alongside The Bats’ bassist Paul Kean, and an all-New Zealand soundtrack features bangers from the likes of Dave Dobbyn, Lawrence Arabia and Mousey. Along with these local ingredients, the NZ Classification Office has confirmed what lies in store for moviegoers with an R13 rating (for violence, offensive language, drug use and content that may disturb), making THE WEED EATERS a brand-new cult classic for (almost) all the family.