Absent Without Leave

Absent Without Leave

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 20, 1993

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Romance, Drama, War

User Score

70%

Original Title

Absent Without Leave

Production Companies

New Zealand Film Commission, Meridian Films

Director

John Laing

Description

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.