Vigil (1984)

- Directed by
- Vincent Ward
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young girl living on a remote New Zealand farm adjusts to changes in her family after her father's death. A stranger arrives and disrupts the quiet life she shares with her mother and grandfather.
atmosphericslow-burnmelancholicvisually lushlonelysomberintrospectiverural
What happens
Vigil is a 1984 New Zealand drama film directed and co-written by Vincent Ward, in his directorial debut. Starring Penelope Stewart, Frank Whitten, Bill Kerr, Fiona Kay, and Gordon Shields, it was the first New Zealand film invited to play in the competitive section (for the Palme d'Or) of the Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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