Heavenly Creatures
Not all angels are innocent.
DramaFantasymotherobsessionliteraturechristchurchbased on true storylovefriendsmurderrelationship1950sabsurdcompassionate
An intimate, visually stunning portrait of two teenage girls whose intense friendship and shared fantasy world spiral into obsession and tragedy, blending tenderness with darkness.
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.
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Melanie Lynskey
Pauline Parker
Kate Winslet
Juliet Hulme
Sarah Peirse
Honorah Parker Rieper
Diana Kent
Hilda Hulme
Clive Merrison
Dr. Henry Hulme
Simon O'Connor
Herbert Rieper
Jed Brophy
John / Nicholas
Peter Elliott
Bill Perry
Gilbert Goldie
Dr. Bennett
Geoffrey Heath
Rev. Norris
Kirsti Ferry
Wendy
Ben Skjellerup
Jonathan Hulme
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