River Queen

1h 54min

Adventure

War

An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonization of New Zealand.

Production Companies

Silverscreen Films

The Film Consortium

Endgame Entertainment

New Zealand Film Production Fund

New Zealand Film Commission

UK Film Council

Capitol Films

Wayward Films

Australian Film Commission

Cast

Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

Sarah O'Brien
Wi Kuki Kaa

Wi Kuki Kaa

Old Rangi
Barry Te Hira

Barry Te Hira

Te Kai Po Lead Warrior
Tyson Reweti

Tyson Reweti

Tommy Boy
Grayson Putu

Grayson Putu

Young Wiremu
Nathan Passfield

Nathan Passfield

Boy (7 years)
Warwick Morehu

Warwick Morehu

Te Kai Po Lead Warrior
Thomas Kiwi

Thomas Kiwi

Te Kai Po Lead Warrior
Bill Pene

Bill Pene

Te Kai Po Elder
Glen Drake

Glen Drake

Colonial Recruit
Stephen Reweti

Stephen Reweti

Tattooed Kupapa
John Katipa

John Katipa

Interrogating Kupapa
Adam Gardiner

Adam Gardiner

Baine's Lieutenant
Hone Te Pania

Hone Te Pania

Maori Tribal Chief
Shavaughn Ruakere

Shavaughn Ruakere

Maori Tribal Chief's Wife
Liston Rua

Liston Rua

Boy (23 years)

Release date

12th Sep 2005

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English