Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast's young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan are less happy with events.
Acting
Robert Powell's unnerving serenity as Wolfe
Direction
Wincer balances woo-woo and political thriller perfectly
Director
Simon Wincer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loosely adapts the Rasputin legend to 1980s Australian politics, swapping imperial Russia for backroom Canberra deals.
Broderick Crawford's final film role; he was genuinely frail during shooting, adding accidental verisimilitude to Wheelan's collapse.
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