Summaries

New Zealand 1920. Five pregnant, unwed girls are sent to a country house to have their children. Twenty years later, the horrific truth is discovered.

An intertwining story of murder and mystery across two decades. In the early twentieth century, several pregnant girls meet in a country house, where they have been sent to give birth and have their children adopted. The girls are never seen by outsiders again. Almost twenty years later, two historians return to the house to research the case, and when the disturbing truth is revealed, the dark story continues.—cesare

Details

Keywords
  • house
  • true crime
  • truth
  • new zealand
  • birth
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Nov 1, 2007
Countries of origin New Zealand
Official sites Official site
Language English Maori
Filming locations Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand
Production companies Downending Films Moondown Films Pikelet Cinema

Box office

Budget $8000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 24m
Color Color Black and White
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

In the early twentieth century, several pregnant girls meet in a country house, where they have been sent to give birth and have their children adopted. Outsiders never saw the girls again, and the police file was left unsolved. Until almost twenty years later, professor Owen Smith (played by Toby Sharpe) and his protégé Amelia Laird (played by Rebecca Trelease) return to the house to research the now mythical case. As they explore the house, they quickly discover the disturbing truth

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