RIVER QUEEN (2005) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Vincent Ward
Samantha Morton, Cliff Curtis, Kiefer Sutherland,
David Rawiri Pene, Tremuera Morrison, Stephen Rea
This takes place around 1860 in New Zealand, where Maori tribesmen are staging a last-ditch rebellion against the British who are taking their land. Samantha Morton plays a woman named Sarah, caught between warring cultures as she tries to find and protect her mixed-race son. It'a like "The Last of the Mohicans" Down Under, with riverscapes you could get lost in, an exciting and sometimes brutal adventure romance. The soundtrack features a haunting version of "Danny Boy" sung in Maori, something you probably won't find in any other film.
