New Zealand Film Commission
Absent Without Leave(1993)

A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty

Released on : 1993-02-20
Run Time : 104 mins
: 7 | en | Romance, Drama, War
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.
Craig McLachlan
Craig McLachlan
Katrina Hobbs
Katrina Hobbs
Tony Barry
Tony Barry
Judie Douglass
Judie Douglass
Ken Blackburn
Ken Blackburn
Tony Burton
Tony Burton
Francis Bell
Francis Bell
Robyn Malcolm
Robyn Malcolm
David Copeland
David Copeland
Desmond Kelly
Desmond Kelly
Rebecca Hobbs
Rebecca Hobbs