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.
Cinematography
Stunning NZ landscapes that feel simultaneously beautiful and menacing.
Direction
Ward's debut announces a singular visual storyteller.
Acting
Fiona Kay's watchful silence speaks volumes.
Director
Vincent Ward
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vincent Ward made this at 28 after dropping out of art school; it won Critics' Prize at Cannes.
Part of the 1980s NZ film renaissance that redefined national cinema through uncomfortable rural stories.
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