Summaries

Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth's excitement about the Queen of England visiting her New Zealand town grows when she might meet her. As the town prepares, Elizabeth is drawn to the outcast elderly woman Hira.

Elizabeth is a popular thirteen year old who can't wait for the day the Queen of England visits her quaint New Zealand hometown. Her excitement becomes almost too much to bear upon learning that she might get to meet the Queen face to face! But as the rest of the town busies itself in eager anticipation of the big day, Elizabeth finds herself drawn to the elderly and mysterious outcast Hira.—Anonymous

Synopsis: As a small New Zealand town prepares for a once-in-a-lifetime royal visit, a young girl (Sally Andrews), who dreams of meeting The Queen, finds her fervent hopes put in jeopardy when she develops an unlikely, life-changing friendship with an elderly Maori woman (Vicky Haughton, Whale Rider) outcast from society.—Anonymous

Details

Genres
  • Family
Release date Jan 19, 2005
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin New Zealand
Language English
Filming locations Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
Production companies Silicon Valley Film Fund

Box office

Gross US & Canada $63652
Opening weekend US & Canada $3332
Gross worldwide $63652

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 47m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio

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