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| Date | Area | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 20 March 2006 | New Zealand | NZD 617,299 |
The jerk rig rope attached to the stunt man is visible during the ambush.
Wiremu chops off his right index finger during the film.
In the final moments of the film, the finger re-appears on his hand for a moment when he is seen walking in the background toward his grown-up (23yr-old) son, who has come back to visit is mother and tribe.
The movie is set in the 1860s, but the lyrics to "Danny Boy" as used in the film were written by Fred Weatherly in 1911.
The film takes place in the early 1860s, but the wedding dress Sarah finds is a style not worn until the 1880s.
The morning after Sarah gets her tattoo (done with a chisel), her chin is completely smooth and healed.
In reality, her face would be quite swollen with open cuts for some time after.
In one part of the film where the camera pans along the river, there is a distinct sound of a Kea- these are alpine parrots which do not inhabit the Whanganui region now and most probably didn't then either.
Golden Kinnaree Award |
| Best Film |
New Zealand Screen Award |
| Best Achievement in Cinematography |
| Best Achievement in Costume Design |
| Best Achievement in Production Design |
| Best Performance by Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Best Picture |
Golden Goblet |
| Best Film |
| Best Music |
| Date | Area | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 20 March 2006 | New Zealand | NZD 617,299 |
Wow. The cinematography in this movie is truly FANTASTIC.
A movie that is out of time. Magnificent.
I did enjoy this movie. The depiction of early colonial New Zealand was fascinating and it had a foreboding feel to it.
As the above suggests, I was ultimately unimpressed with this movie. It is lovely to look at, the scenery is lush, but the detail of the story, in particular the characters, are totally unbelievable.
Peter Thompson, on this morning's Sunday show, gave River Queen a very favorable review; the review's timing was perfect because last evening Diane and I watched this new Kiwi film and drove home with mixed feelings about what we had just seen.Thompson's reviews are usually spot-on for us but in this instance we are still not sure.
This film was great as i'm still buzzing about the movie weeks later recommending it to heaps of others. For a New Zealand film it was wonderful, it really showed how beautiful New Zealand is and identifies how Our Maori people are unique and watching it makes me feel even more proud to be Maori.
River Queen's sound recordist should have been fired, in this day and age there is no excuse for poor recording on the set. Mumbling voices was the end result, and the cinematography was average to fair at best.
The anticipation of seeing Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis AND Keifer Sutherland all in the one movie had me salivating! However while I wouldn't say I was exactly disappointed with the movie I did feel that so much more could have been explored.
I was really looking forward to this movie but sadly it didn't live up to expectation.
