In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
- Status
- Released
- Production
- James Wallace Productions, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Avalon/NFU Studios
Keywords
- new zealand
- period drama
- british colonial
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Top Cast
Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Dorothea Brook
Kevin Smith as Lawrence Hayes
Lisa Chappell as Anne Cooper
Cliff Curtis as Fraser
Michael Hurst as Willam Poyser
Helen Steemson as Gnits
Kiri Mills as Rose
Bridget Armstrong as Mary Anne
Top Crew
Stewart Main · Director, Writer
Peter Wells · Director, Writer
Peter Scholes · Composer
Leon Narbey · Cinematographer
David Coulson · Editor
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