It's the late 1800s in a
coastal town in New Zealand. Dorothea (Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Boudicea in "Xena,"
A Game With No Rules) is a local businesswoman.
Her sister is pregnant and under the influence of opium supplied by her bad influence
of a boyfriend, and Dorothea hires new immigrant Lawrence (Kevin Smith, Ares in
"Xena") to marry her sister and be a father to the child. Meanwhile,
local politician William (Michael Hurst, "Hercules") wants to marry
Dorothea for her money, and Lawrence desires Dorothea instead of her sister. Dorothea
already has a lover, Anne (Lisa Chappell, "Hercules"), who encourages
her to marry William to provide a cover for their life together. The men come
and go, but it the end, Dorothea and Anne's love perseveres. This is an
over the top drama, with overwhelming music and odd camera angles, costumes, sets
and colors. The film is almost like some kind of odd dream performed for the stage.
Ward-Lealand and Chappell look lovely together though. The film also includes
a full-on frontal nude shot of the late hunky Kevin Smith.
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