Absent Without Leave

1993 "A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty"
Absent Without Leave
6.2| 1h44m| en| Drama, Romance
Storyline

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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New Zealand Film Commission

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  • Absent Without Leave Cast
Craig McLachlan as James Edwards
Katrina Hobbs as Daisy Edwards
Tony Barry as Peter
Robyn Malcolm as Betty
Rebecca Hobbs as Daisy's Sister
Mark Hadlow as Prison Corporal
Jed Brophy as Joe
Stephen Gledhill as Tearoom Man