River Queen

River Queen is an original story by director Vincent Ward (Vigil, The Navigator, What Dreams May Come), who wrote the screenplay with Toa Fraser (Bare, No 2). The film...
New Zealand Production
Feature 2005 Drama 114.00 minutes
15 B15 D Sarah28 Samantha Morton29 26 Wiremu28 Cliff Curtis29 horiz colour latest
In 1860s New Zealand, a young Irish woman finds herself caught on both sides of the lines during the wars between Māori tribes and the British colonial army. With darkness all around, and desperate to find her son, she discovers that only the heart can see…
2005 Toronto International Film Festival
Golden Goblet - Music Score
Shanghai
Pusan

Directors

Vincent Ward

Producers

Don Reynolds
Chris Auty

Screenplay Writers

Vincent Ward
Toa Fraser

Cast

Samantha Morton
Sarah O'Brien
Kiefer Sutherland
Doyle
Cliff Curtis
Wiremu
Temuera Morrison
Te Kai Po

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