River Queen

Synopsis

New Zealand, 1868 - a country in the midst of a war between British settlers and the Maori tribes resisting the colonization of their lands.
At the furthest outpost, a young Irish woman's life is torn apart when her son is taken from her and brought up river by his Maori Grandfather. Unsure whether or not he is even alive she continues her search for seven long years...

Caught between two sides, RIVER QUEEN tells the story of a woman's struggle to choose sides and her journey to win back her missing son.

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