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By Gaylene PRESTON

Drama - Completed 2009

A true story of love, war and secrets.

- Year of production
- 2009
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Countries
- NEW ZEALAND
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Gaylene PRESTON
- Writer(s)
- Gaylene PRESTON
- Cast
- Chelsie PRESTON-CRAYFORD, Martin HENDERSON, Tony BARRY
- Producer(s)
- Gaylene PRESTON, Sue ROGERS
- Synopsis
- Ed is on his way home from rugby practice when he joins the Army to go to World War II.
  His new wife, Tui, is pregnant and distraught, by he tells her not to worry, he'll be home by Christmas And so he is four years later after defeat in battle in the Egyptian desert, two years in Italian prisoner-of-war camps and a risky escape through the Alps into Switzerland. But while Ed is away, Tui has fallen in love with another man. A remarkable story of resilience, determination and love.