Released 1990
Stars Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn, Kevin J. Wilson
Directed by Jane Campion
 
Here's the story of a curly-haired little redhead who grew up to be one of New Zealand's best authors, after enduring ordeals that would have put most people into a madhouse. The irony is she was already in the madhouse, misdiagnosed as a schizophrenic. The story is told with a clarity and simplicity that is quietly but completely absorbing. It tells its story calmly and with great attention to human detail.

Summary written by Roger Ebert