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River Queen

Drama An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah (Samantha Morton) and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonisation of New Zealand.
Media Author Review
Australia
Urbancinefile
"An ambitious film from the talented, serious-minded Vincent Ward, 'River Queen' takes us into the magnificent heart of New Zealand, both geographically and spiritually."
United States
Variety
"A waterlogged would-be epic, lacking the emotion, narrative invention and visual brilliance that mark [Vincent] Ward's best films."
United States
The Hollywood Reporter
"A period drama filled with some striking imagery but which ultimately keeps viewer involvement at an unfathomable distance."
United Kingdom
Screendaily
"It gradually builds into an absorbing mixture of personal drama and history lesson." 
United Kingdom
BBC
"Fine cinematography and the occasional battle scene apart, alas, the result is a sluggish bore that's as hard to fathom as Kiefer Sutherland's bizarre Oirish accent." 
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