Overview:

After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart. Making little attempt to warm up to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines, leading to tense, life-altering conflicts.

Votes 279 (7.1/10)

Runtime: 121 minutes

Release Date 1993-05-19

Budget: $7,000,000.00

Revenue: $116,700,000.00

Production company:

• New South Wales Film & Television Office
• The Australian Film Commission
• CiBy 2000
• Jan Chapman Productions

Production country:

• New Zealand
• Australia
• France

Genres:

• Drama
• Romance