Vigil

Oct 1, 1984

1h 30m

★ 6.4

Overview

Toss lives on a sheep farm with her father in New Zealand. When Toss's father dies in an accident, Ethan, an itinerant hunter, wanders onto the family farm and is given a job by her grandfather. Toss's fairly innocent relationship with Ethan is severed when he forms a relationship with her mother.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Elizabeth Peers

Penelope Stewart

Ethan Ruir

Frank Whitten

Birdie

Bill Kerr

Lisa Peers (Toss)

Fiona Kay

Justin Peers

Gordon Shields

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4.0

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6.4

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7.1

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6.7

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6.0

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0.0

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No overview available.

5.8

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6.3

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6.0

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2.6

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5.8

Crows

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A flat broke aging boxer, living on the verge of existence, teams up with the equally desperate people in the city's suburbia to steal, cheat, and even kill for the money.

5.7

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A family in Africa is besieged by a group of lions, driven to desperation by the drought.

6.9

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The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.

0.0

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7.0

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