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Title: Absent Without Leave (1992)
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Craig McLachlan | ... | James Edwards | |
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Katrina Hobbs | ... | Daisy Edwards |
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Judie Douglass | ... | Ella |
| Tony Barry | ... | Peter | |
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Ken Blackburn | ... | C.O. |
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Tony Burton | ... | Constable |
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Francis Bell | ... | Paddy |
| Robyn Malcolm | ... | Betty | |
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David Copeland | ... | Claude |
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Desmond Kelly | ... | Daisy's Father |
| Rebecca Hobbs | ... | Daisy's Sister | |
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Joan Foster | ... | Daisy's Stepmother |
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Helen Moulder | ... | Ed's Aunt |
| Stephen Lovatt | ... | Wedding Soldier | |
| Margaret Blay | ... | Mrs. Edwards | |
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In the early days of the war against Japan, Ed marries his pregnant girlfriend Daisy just before joining up with the New Zealand army. Unfortunately for the young couple, Daisy suffers a miscarriage soon afterward. Ed, fearing for his wife's health, decides he must take her back to her home, even though it means going off base without leave. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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1992 (New Zealand) See more »Also Known As:
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The problem with this movie wasn't in the story. This was, I felt, a very touching story about a man who chooses to stay with his wife even after a miscarriage (when the whole reason for the marriage was the pregnancy). A sappy testament to the power of love, the director (John Laing) had a perfect story for the Lifetime channel, especially since it was based on a true story. The acting was good enough, and being shot in New Zealand, the scenery was beautiful. The film failed, I believe, on the fact that the way in which the story was told would have made a great TV show, perhaps done over two weeks, or, if all at once, with some commercials to break it up. It was, unfortunately, a feature length film, and I think there needs to be a difference, and in this there was none. Rating: 18/40