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 |
| Camera | Rewa Harre | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Roger Feenstra | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Angus Ward | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Paul Grinder | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Rachael Boggs | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jen Butcher | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Naomi Enfield | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Betty Fotofili | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jonathan Hawke | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Neil James | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Terri Kilmartin | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Directing | James Manttan | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Katie Tate | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Amand Weaver | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chris Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kely Lyons | Script Editor |
| Writing | Louis Nowra | Script Editor |
| Writing | Walter Donohue | Script Consultant |
| Production | Ben Breen | Production Accountant |
| Production | Phillip Gore | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Geoff Dixon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Neil Peplow | Executive Producer |
| Production | James D. Stern | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Watson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tainui Stephens | Co-Producer |
| Production | Richard Fletcher | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Wall | Makeup Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | George Port | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Diana Rowan | Casting |
| Production | Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Writing | Shane Connaughton | Writer |
| Sound | Richard Flynn | Production Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Augie Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tim Wong | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Paul Verrall | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Christian Johnsen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nick Baldock | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack Whittaker | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Kevin Tayler | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Paula Boram | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | Howard Watkins | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Gareth Tansey | Title Designer |
| Writing | Toa Fraser | Writer |
| Writing | Kely Lyons | Screenplay |
| Production | Chris Auty | Producer |
| Production | Don Reynolds | Producer |
| Sound | Karl Jenkins | Music |
| Camera | Alun Bollinger | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ewa J. Lind | Editor |
| Art | Rick Kofoed | Production Design |
| Art | Shayne Radford | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Darragh | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dianne Ensor | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annette Hardy | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracey Henton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kerrin Jackson | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frankie Karena | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqui Leung | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Maguire | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jess Reedy | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dannelle Satherley | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Peter Baldock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paul Cotterell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Graham Morris | Production Sound Mixer |