A lonely girl living on an isolated, mist-cloaked farm is confronted with the changes wrought by a stranger that arrives.
Check out some of our favorite Hollywood couples who found romance together on screen and in real life.
Related News
-
Firestarter Remake Script Has Stephen King’s Approval
05 August 2020 | We Got This Covered -
Stephen King Very Happy & Excited About Blumhouse’s Firestarter
04 August 2020 | Dread Central -
The Vigil Review
30 July 2020 | HeyUGuys
Take a look back at the talented actors and actresses who took home a Golden Globe for Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama since the category was created in 1951.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Vigil (1984)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
3 wins & 2 nominations.
See more awards »
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 |
Penelope Stewart | ... | Elizabeth Peers |
| Frank Whitten | ... | Ethan Ruir | |
| Bill Kerr | ... | Birdie | |
|
|
Fiona Kay | ... | Lisa Peers (Toss) |
|
|
Gordon Shields | ... | Justin Peers |
|
|
Arthur Sutton | ||
|
|
Bob Morrison | ||
|
|
Snow Turner | ||
|
|
Lloyd Grundy | ||
|
|
Bill Liddy | ||
|
|
Joseph Ritai | ||
|
|
Maurice Trewern | ||
|
|
Josie Herlihy | ||
| Eric Griffin | |||
|
|
Sadie Marriner | ||
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
A lonely girl living on an isolated, mist-cloaked farm is confronted with the changes wrought by a stranger that arrives.
Genres:
DramaParents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
Did You Know?
Trivia
The movie was the Winner of the Grand Prix (Best Film) Award at the Madrid Film Festival in 1984. See more »Connections
Featured in Century of Cinema: Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (1995) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
New ZealandLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 August 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dojrzewanie See more »Filming Locations:
New ZealandCompany Credits
Production Co:
John Maynard Productions, Film Investment Corporation of New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission See more »
Show more on
IMDbPro »
A beautifully photographed movie where the characters seem more than usually shaped by their surroundings. The unremitting cold wet climate in the unforgiving New Zealand hills forces those making a life there to spend more of an effort than your average city dweller. The father dies, the grandfather goes crazy, the mother seeks another life or another partner and the little girl accepts it all because it is all she has known. I was reminded of Samuel Beckett and also of Werner Herzog and perhaps there is something of each of them here. The constant and wearing daily effort just to stay alive and an urge to test oneself further, almost to build castles in the sky. As with the writer there is also just enough humour to keep us engaged and to distract us occasionally from the absolute desperation and futility of those efforts. Not an easy or speedy watch but thoughtful, worthwhile and ultimately optimistic.