(Desperate Remedies)

Content: In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

Countries:

New Zealand

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

93 minutes

Year:

1993

Directors:

Stewart Main

Production companies:

James Wallace Productions,

New Zealand Film Commission,

NZ on Air,

Avalon/NFU Studios

Actors:

Dorothea Brook

Lawrence Hayes

Anne Cooper

Fraser

Willam Poyser

Crews:

Director

Director

Editor

Associate Producer

First Assistant Director