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1993
R
1h 33m
6.5IMDb
40%Rotten Tomatoes

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What it's about

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?

Cast and crew

Director: Stewart Main, Peter Wells
Writer: Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Starring: Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Kevin Smith, Lisa Chappell

Details

Release date: Nov 26, 1993
Language: English
Country: New Zealand
Box office: $69,695
Awards: 5 wins & 4 nominations total