With darkness all around, only the heart can see where the forest meets the river.
In 1860s New Zealand, a young Irish woman desperately trying to find her son finds herself caught on both sides of the lines during the wars between Māori tribes and the British colonial army.
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Samantha Morton
Sarah O'Brien
Kiefer Sutherland
Doyle
Cliff Curtis
Wiremu
Stephen Rea
Francis
Temuera Morrison
Te Kai Po
Wi Kuki Kaa
Old Rangi
Anton Lesser
Baine
Mark Ruka
Hone
Barry Te Hira
Te Kai Po Lead Warrior
Rawiri Pene
Boy
Mikaila Hutchinson
Young Sarah
Tyson Reweti
Tommy Boy
Grayson Putu
Young Wiremu
Nathan Passfield
Boy (7 years)
Laura Coyte Douglas
Theresa
Vincent Ward
Director, Writer
Toa Fraser
Writer
Shane Connaughton
Writer
Kely Lyons
Screenplay
James D. Stern
Executive Producer
Eric Watson
Executive Producer
Geoff Dixon
Executive Producer
Neil Peplow
Executive Producer
Don Reynolds
Producer
Chris Auty
Producer
Alun Bollinger
Director of Photography
Ewa J. Lind
Editor
Barbara Darragh
Costume Design
Rick Kofoed
Production Design
