Absent Without Leave
6.1
“A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty”
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.
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Cast
15 people
Craig McLachlan
James Edwards
Known for
Neighbours
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Katrina Hobbs
Daisy Edwards
Also in
Ash vs Evil Dead
The Boy from Andromeda
Tony Barry
Peter
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Judie Douglass
Ella
Also in
Constance
Every Woman's Dream
Ken Blackburn
C.O.
Also in
Brotherhood of the Rose
Skin Deep
Tony Burton
Constable
Also in
Jackpot
Francis Bell
Paddy
Also in
The Christmas Visitor
Robyn Malcolm
Betty
Known for
Black Bird
Top of the Lake
David Copeland
Claude
Also in
Bad Blood
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Desmond Kelly
Daisy's Father
Known for
The Frighteners
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Rebecca Hobbs
Daisy's Sister
Known for
The Ugly
Joan Foster
Daisy's Stepmother
Also in
An Angel at My Table
Constance
John Laing Director · Graeme Tetley Screenplay James Edwards Screenplay
First release February 20, 1993 · Produced in New Zealand · Production Meridian Films
Production
New Zealand Film Commission
Production
Meridian Films
Production
New Zealand
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · February 20, 1993
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No release date listed for United States.
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