Paul (Macfadyen), a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. For the discontented sixteen-year-old Celia (Barclay) he opens up a world she has only dreamed of. She actively pursues a friendship with him, fascinated by his cynicism and experience of the world beyond her small-town existence. But many, including the members of both their families (Otto, Moy), frown upon the friendship and when Celia goes missing, Paul becomes the increasingly loathed and persecuted prime suspect in her disappearance. As the violent and urgent truth gradually emerges, Paul is forced to confront the family tragedy and betrayal that he ran from as a youth, and to face the grievous consequences of silence and secrecy that has surrounded his entire adult life.
Matthew Macfadyen
as Paul Prior
Emily Barclay
as Celia
Miranda Otto
as Penny Prior
Colin Moy
as Andrew Prior
Jimmy Keen
as Jonathan
Jodie Rimmer
as Jackie
Matthew Chamberlain
as Jeff
Vicky Haughton
as Miss Seagar
Antony Starr
as Garreth
Vanessa Riddell
as Iris
Toby Alexander
as Paul as Teenager
Nicholas Hayward
as Andrew as Teenager
