Two married anthropologists go to an island off of Papua New Guinea for field research.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Rufus Sewell | ... | Mick Carpenter | |
| Martin Donovan | ... | Dr. Phillip Spence | |
| Maya Stange | ... | Evelyn Spence | |
| Max Cullen | ... | Douglas Stevens | |
| John Howard | ... | Rev Macgregor | |
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Andrew S. Gilbert | ... | Gerry |
| Marshall Napier | ... | Sir Geoffrey Hallerton | |
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Susan Lyons | ... | Helen Stevens |
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Don Barker | ... | Barman |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Steve Syson | ... | Party Patron | |
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Two anthropologists married to each other go to an island off of Papua New Guinea for field research in pre-World War II. Eventually the war breaks out and many lives are disrupted and complicated. Written by Ken Papai
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21 October 1999 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
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Evelyn Spence: I once met a man, not my husband, another man. He looked back on a life. What would you carry into the darkness? For me, I'll take the smell of a pearl shell, freshly opened, one day on a beach.
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Director Bill Bennett said that funding body Australian Film Finance Corporation were very supportive from the very first draft of the film's screenplay. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Evelyn Spence: I once met a man, not my husband, another man. He looked back on a life. What would you carry into the darkness? For me, I'll take the smell of a pearl shell, freshly opened, one day on a beach.
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If you're looking for something a little different and with an unusual setting and story, I'd definitely recommend this. Although filmed under challenging circumstances in a remote part of the world, it is a superb production with great acting performances all round, good direction, visually stunning camera work. Perhaps not one for the average guy, but any gals who like period pieces should really enjoy it.