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West of Eden( 2017)

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A few want power to control. Two need freedom to love.

Overview

New Zealand independent drama following a young Māori man who moves to the country to rebuild his life after facing prejudices around his sexual orientation. He takes on a job on a farm where he grows attached to the farmer’s son. But when their relationship grows, the situation steers into darker territories…

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kieran Foster

      Billy Williams

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      Luke Thompson

      Tom Henshaw

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      Vanessa Riddell

      Eva Henshaw

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      Peter Ford

      Frank Henshaw

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      Jordan Blaikie

      Pete

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      Renee Sheridan

      Diane (voice)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 28 2022
    This is quite a good looking, though shockingly slow tale of a young gay man who leaves his family to work on a remote farm to escape the bigotry (and brutality) of his former workplace. Snag is, when he arrives he meets and falls head over heels for the young son of the owner of his new farm in rural New Zealand. To be fair to both Kieran Foster in the lead as "Billy" and his very pretty love interest "Tom" (Luke Thompson) they both perform well enough, its just the pace and the direction that meander uphill in a thunderstorm. It does attempt to appraise the prejudices and hatred that existed ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

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