Description
Suffused with the misty gray light and ghostly blue-green grass which have become a signature of many New Zealand films, VIGIL is the quietly powerful coming-of-age story of a young girl isolated by loss and environment. Out gathering stranded sheep, Toss's (Fiona Kay) father falls to his death; at the same moment, she hears the gunshots of an approaching poacher. In his muddy gum boots, the poacher, Ethan (
Frank Whitten), carries her father's battered body back to the house. Tuba-playing, pajama-clad grandfather Birdie (
Bill Kerr) encourages the stranger to stick around and "warm up" Toss' grieving mother, Elizabeth (Penelope Stewart), much to the initial disdain of both mother and daughter. Fleeing the sexual tension, Toss retreats to her playhouse in her hooded, wooly, hawk-like hat. It is only in the mirrors of her playhouse, and at last in the ghostly lights which Ethan shows her in his own hiding place, that the boyish Toss is able to explore her grief and accept the confusing first stirrings of womanhood.
Details
Released: Wed 12 Jan 2005
Catalogue Number: MMA2244
Rating: 
Region: 4 - Suitable for Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Central America, Pacific Islands and Caribbean
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- Actors: Fiona Kay, Bill Kerr, Bill Morrison, Penelope Stewart, Frank Whitten
- Feature:
- A State Of Siege - A Film By Vincent Ward (45 Mins)
- In Spring One Plants Alone - A Film By Vincent Ward (45 Mins)
- Vincent Ward Trailer Reel
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio:
- Release Year: 1984
- Running Time: 86 minutes
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