Rain

"Be careful what your heart desires."

2001 1h 32m EN

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5.7

MID

★5.7TMDB · 23

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Janey is on vacation with her family at their beach house on the Mahurangi Peninsula in New Zealand. Her parents, Ed and Kate, are on the verge of divorce and sit around drinking whiskey all day, while Janey and Jim are left to their own devices. Cady, a local boaty who is having an affair with Kate, catches Janey's pubescent eye.

“Be careful what your heart desires.”

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Cast

Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki
Janey
Sarah Peirse
Kate
Alistair Browning
Ed
Marton Csokas
Cady
Alastair Browning
Jim
Aaron Murphy
Jim
Alison Routledge
Heather
David Taylor
Sam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christine Jeffs
Writers: Christine Jeffs
Languages: English
Countries: New Zealand

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christine Jeffs, shot by John Toon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Maxwell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki and Sarah Peirse and Alistair Browning carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Be careful what your heart desires.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287645 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christine Jeffs directs. John Toon behind the camera. Paul Maxwell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in New Zealand. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Christine Jeffs, shot by John Toon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Paul Maxwell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki and Sarah Peirse and Alistair Browning carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Be careful what your heart desires.".
7IMDB entry: tt0287645 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.