Peter Jackson’s 1994 film Heavenly Creatures launched him as a mainstream director and earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Based on the infamous Parker-Hulme murder case that rocked New Zealand in the 1950s, Heavenly Creatures dives into the obsessive relationship between two teenage girls that ultimately led to committing an unspeakable crime.

via Heavenly Creatures: A Deadly Friendship — True Crime Roundup