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Absent Without Leave
"A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty"
1993 • 1h 44m • ★ 7.0 (1 votes) Released
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.
Director
John Laing
Screenplay
James Edwards
Screenplay
Graeme Tetley
Rating
7.0
Runtime
104 min
Production
New Zealand Film Commission Meridian Films
Top Billed Cast
Keywords
world war iinew zealandsoldiermiscarriageawol
