Last dramatic feature film shot in New Zealand by Kiwi director Alison Maclean until 'The Rehearsal' (2016) - an interval of about twenty-four years.
The film was selected to screen in competition for the prestigious Palme d'Or award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Third New Zealand film to receive Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival after two Vincent Ward films - 'Vigil' (1984) and 'The Navigator' (1988).
According to the book 'New Zealand Film 1912-1996', ''Alison Maclean's work on the script and the film's direction was aided by her participation in a Sundance Institute workshop.''
The film played at the following film festivals: Cannes (in competition);
Adelaide;
Karlovy Vary;
Belgium (L'Age d' Or);
Edinburgh;
Cambridge;
Toronto (Festival of Festivals);
Puerto Rico;
Hawaii;
London;
Sydney;
San Francisco;
Sundance;
ERA New Horizons (2008);
Barcelona (Women's Film Festival) and
Manchester (Innovation '93).
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