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Absent Without Leave (1993)
Directed by John Laing
“A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty”
Romance, Drama, War · 1h 44m
In 1942 Wellington, Daisy Edwards, 16 and pregnant, relies totally on her just-wed husband, Ed, who is little older than she. Ed is suddenly drafted into the army and is to be sent overseas to battle while Daisy is sent to her father in Auckland. When Ed's leave is cancelled at the last minute he takes the dangerous decision to go absent without leave to be with Daisy on her journey home. As a deserter, Ed is hunted, captured and imprisoned. Life inside is bad enought without the worry of what is going on outside. The film is based upon a true story.
Cast
Craig McLachlan
Katrina Hobbs
Tony Barry
Robyn Malcolm
Desmond Kelly
Crew
- Director
- John Laing
- Screenplay
- James Edwards, Graeme Tetley
- Director of Photography
- Allen Guilford
- Original Music Composer
- Don McGlashan
- Editor
- Paul Sutorius
- Producer
- Robin Laing
Details
- Release date
- 1993-02-20
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, War
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- New Zealand
- Production
- New Zealand Film Commission, Meridian Films