Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish McFarlane

Men seeking relief from the Black Death, guided by a boy's vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century England to 20th century New Zealand.

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PG, 90 min.

Directed by: Vincent Ward

Release Date: September 16, 1988

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  • September 19, 2008
    Sure it's a strange backwater movie, but c'mon!!!! it's still freaking awesome. Like if Donnie Darko had any history behind it
  • May 26, 2008
    I did a speech on this film for English in Year 8, and although it puts me through terrible pain to say this, but I sort of enjoyed it, although we had to watch it 9 or 10 times. The use of colours capture emotion in a way that you would never imagine. Vincent Ward has done a fan...( read more)tastic job in capturing a realness to the plot. VERY CONFUSING THOUGH!!
  • December 12, 2007
    We had to study this film as part of our English class way back when I was younger. The movie was clever in its use of historic parallels. Was quite sadden by the fact it was the young boy that died.
  • August 20, 2007
    A group of medieval Cumbrians flee the plague by burrowing through the earth, emerging in 20th century New Zealand. Although a thinnish script prevents this from being a masterpiece, the original storyline, clever historical parallels and stunning imagery are compelling. Well wor...( read more)th a look.
  • July 14, 2007
    Saw this a LONG time ago...long before I had seen many foreign films. Made me interested in seeing more. I remember liking it, though it was confusing, dark, and slow. But I was 13. I should probably see it again to see if it holds up!
  • April 4, 2007
    Je cherche ce petit chef d'oeuvre depuis des années...
  • March 23, 2007
    Its got my hometown of wellington!!
  • January 25, 2007
    This is revered as one of my favorite movies in my collection.This one's about the mediaeval black plague.
  • January 16, 2007
    Almost feels like I'm in mediaeval times when I see this, really lose myself in it.

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