Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Cliff Curtis, Temuera Morrison, Anton Lesser, Rawiri Pene, Stephen Rea, Wi Kuki Kaa |
| Director |
Vincent Ward |
| Screenplay | Vincent Ward, Toa Fraser, Kely Lyons |
| Music | Karl Jenkins |
| Cinematography | Alun Bollinger |
| Editing | Ewa J. Lind |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2005 |
| Produced by | Silverscreen Films, The Film Consortium, Endgame Entertainment, Invicta Capital Ltd., New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand Film Production Fund, UK Film Council |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong, subtitled, occasional |
| Nudity | Non-sexual and sexual, occasional |
| Sex | Infrequent, sexual conduct, realistic |
| Violence | Intense, contextual, gory and realistic |
| Prejudice | Mild though contextual |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Some expletives around genitalia may offend sensitive viewers and also irrelevant oaths about Jesus may be disturbing to children. |
| These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines. | |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Zane Henry  The script is leaden and plods along ponderously. | 5 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople | 10 |  |
| iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal Falls rather flat as a result of at-times mumbled and incoherent dialogue, excessive narration, and an implausible protagonist whose actions are sometimes completely incomprehensible. | 10 | |
| 24.com Ivan Sadler An excellently made film with a compelling story, River Queen will be one of those films you either love or hate. | 15 |  |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 581 Netizens A wonderful story with too many facets. | 12 |  |
Average .. 52% | 10 | |