Smith's idyllic life is shattered when a bomb is exploded in a nearby town, and police arrive on his island to arrest him and search for illegal weapons. However, Smith and his dog enjoy a peaceful island life, having little interaction with the rest of society. Political tension boils over into a civil war between leftist guerillas and the New Zealand government. Meanwhile, a revolutionary struggle escalates as an oil embargo leaves the country in an energy crisis. Smith has moved out and arranged to live alone on the Coromandel peninsula on an island owned by a Maori tribe. Basically, Smith (Sam Neill) has left his family, following the break-up of his marriage, caused by his wife having an affair with another man named Bullen (Ian Mune). I found this film from New Zealand listed in every edition of the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, I was most interested in it for this reason, but also because it launched the career for the actor best known for Jurassic Park, and it is the directorial debut for New Zealand filmmaker Roger Donaldson (Cocktail, Species, Dante's Peak, The World's Fastest Indian).
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