River Queen (2005)
Nouvelle-Zélande, 1868. Un pays déchiré par la guerre entre les colons britanniques et les tribus maories tentant de résister à l'envahisseur. Sarah O'Brien, une jeune Irlandaise, a grandi dans une garnison sur la Grande Rivière. Très jeune, Sarah tombe amoureuse d'un Maori et donne naissance à un garçon, héritier de deux cultures antagonistes. A l'âge de sept ans, l'enfant est enlevé par son grand-père maori. Dès lors, Sarah n'a plus qu'une obsession : retrouver son fils. Après plusieurs années, elle obtient l'autorisation de le revoir en échange de soins médicaux administrés au chef des rebelles, Te Kai Po. Les expériences vécues par Sarah aux côtés des Maoris et les retrouvailles avec son fils, devenu un jeune guerrier dans la tradition maorie, vont amener Sarah à remettre en question les valeurs héritées de son éducation. Sarah et son fils se retrouvent tiraillés entre deux mondes, l'ancien et le nouveau.
Directeur:
Vincent Ward
écrivain:
Kely Lyons
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Samantha Morton as Sarah O'Brien |
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Kiefer Sutherland as Doyle |
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Cliff Curtis as Wiremu |
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Stephen Rea as Francis |
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Temuera Morrison as Te Kai Po |
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Wi Kuki Kaa as Old Rangi |
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Anton Lesser as Baine |
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Mark Ruka as Hone |
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Barry Te Hira as Te Kai Po Lead Warrior |
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Rawiri Pene as Boy |
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Mikaila Hutchinson as Young Sarah |
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Tyson Reweti as Tommy Boy |
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Grayson Putu as Young Wiremu |
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Nathan Passfield as Boy (7 years) |
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Laura Coyte Douglas as Theresa |
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Julie Ranginui as Old Puhi |
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Noa Campbell as Kura |
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Brandon Lakshman as Timoti |
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Warwick Morehu as Te Kai Po Lead Warrior |
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Thomas Kiwi as Te Kai Po Lead Warrior |
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Bill Pene as Te Kai Po Elder |
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Kayte Ferguson as Tangamoko |
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Nancy Ngaiwaiwera Turanga as Te Manawanui |
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Glen Drake as Colonial Recruit |
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Poipoia Te Taonga Poa as Hoki Mai |
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Stephen Reweti as Tattooed Kupapa |
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John Katipa as Interrogating Kupapa |
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Adam Gardiner as Baine's Lieutenant |
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Paul Norell as Surgeon |
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Danielle Cormack as Viola |
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Hone Te Pania as Maori Tribal Chief |
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Shavaughn Ruakere as Maori Tribal Chief's Wife |
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Liston Rua as Boy (23 years) |
| Directing | Vincent Ward | Director |
| Writing | Vincent Ward | Writer |
| Camera | Kirsty Griffin | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Jonathan Hawke | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rachael Boggs | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Roger Feenstra | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Paul Grinder | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Angus Ward | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Jen Butcher | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Terri Kilmartin | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Betty Fotofili | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chris Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Rewa Harre | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Amand Weaver | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Naomi Enfield | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | James Manttan | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Katie Tate | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Neil James | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Walter Donohue | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Louis Nowra | Script Editor |
| Writing | Kely Lyons | Script Editor |
| Production | Phillip Gore | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Ben Breen | Production Accountant |
| Production | Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Sound | Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Production | James D. Stern | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Fletcher | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eric Watson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Diana Rowan | Casting |
| Production | Geoff Dixon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tainui Stephens | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Augie Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Shane Connaughton | Writer |
| Sound | Richard Flynn | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Christian Johnsen | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Tim Wong | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Paul Verrall | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Gareth Tansey | Title Designer |
| Sound | Jack Whittaker | Foley Editor |
| Production | Neil Peplow | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Wall | Makeup Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | George Port | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Kevin Tayler | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Paula Boram | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Nick Baldock | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Howard Watkins | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Writing | Toa Fraser | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dianne Ensor | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Peter Baldock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Darragh | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frankie Karena | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Karl Jenkins | Music |
| Camera | Alun Bollinger | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqui Leung | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jess Reedy | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Maguire | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Paul Cotterell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Graham Morris | Production Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Kely Lyons | Screenplay |
| Production | Don Reynolds | Producer |
| Art | Rick Kofoed | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annette Hardy | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Ewa J. Lind | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracey Henton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kerrin Jackson | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Art | Shayne Radford | Art Direction |
| Production | Chris Auty | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dannelle Satherley | Makeup Artist |