Plot
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.
Cast
Melanie Lynskey
Pauline Parker
Kate Winslet
Juliet Hulme
Sarah Peirse
Honorah Parker Rieper
Diana Kent
Hilda Hulme
Clive Merrison
Dr. Henry Hulme
Simon O'Connor
Herbert Rieper
Jed Brophy
John / Nicholas
Peter Elliott
Bill Perry
Gilbert Goldie
Dr. Bennett
Geoffrey Heath
Rev. Norris
Kirsti Ferry
Wendy
Ben Skjellerup
Jonathan Hulme
Crew
Peter Jackson
Screenplay
Peter Jackson
Director
Fran Walsh
Screenplay
Alun Bollinger
Director of Photography
Peter Dasent
Original Music Composer
Jim Booth
Producer
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