Release Date

20 Feb, 1993

Runtime

01:44: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty

In 1942 Wellington, Daisy Edwards, 16 and pregnant, relies totally on her just-wed husband, Ed, who is little older than she. Ed is suddenly drafted into the army and is to be sent overseas to battle while Daisy is sent to her father in Auckland. When Ed's leave is cancelled at the last minute he takes the dangerous decision to go absent without leave to be with Daisy on her journey home. As a deserter, Ed is hunted, captured and imprisoned. Life inside is bad enought without the worry of what is going on outside. The film is based upon a true story.

Original Title

Absent Without Leave

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Actors

Craig McLachlan

Katrina Hobbs

Tony Barry

Judie Douglass

Ken Blackburn

Tony Burton

Francis Bell

Robyn Malcolm

David Copeland

Desmond Kelly

Rebecca Hobbs

Joan Foster

Mark Hadlow

Jed Brophy

Stephen Gledhill

Crew

Allen Guilford

John Laing

Rick Kofoed

James Edwards

Graeme Tetley

Glenis Foster

Don McGlashan

Paul Sutorius

Danny Black

Jan Haynes

Robin Laing