The Luminaries
(2020)
Schauspieler:
Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Márton Csókás, Himesh Patel, Ewen Leslie, Erik Thomson, Callan Mulvey, Benedict Hardie, Richard Te Are, Yoson An, Michael SheasbyAnna Wetherell (Eve Hewson) macht sich in den 1860er Jahren von Großbritannien auf nach Neuseeland, wo ein Goldrausch herrscht. Dort trifft sie auf den charismatischen Emery Staines, der auf sie eine unerklärliche Anziehungskraft ausübt. Die beiden verlieben sich und werden durch schicksalshafte Zufälle wieder auseinander gerissen. So stellt sich den beiden die Frage: Sind sie tatsächlich ihres Glückes Schmied oder nur Spielbälle des Schickals?
The Luminaries tells an epic story of love, murder and revenge, as men and women travelled across the world to make their fortunes. It is a 19th century tale of adventure and mystery, set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island in the boom years of the 1860s gold rush. The story follows defiant young adventurer Anna Wetherell, who has sailed from Britain to New Zealand to begin a new life. There she meets the radiant Emery Staines, an encounter that triggers a strange kind of magic that neither can explain. As they fall in love, driven together and apart by fateful coincidence, these star-crossed lovers begin to wonder: do we make our fortunes, or do our fortunes make us?
The Luminaries tells an epic story of love, murder and revenge, as men and women travelled across the world to make their fortunes. It is a 19th century tale of adventure and mystery, set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island in the boom years of the 1860s gold rush. The story follows defiant young adventurer Anna Wetherell, who has sailed from Britain to New Zealand to begin a new life. There she meets the radiant Emery Staines, an encounter that triggers a strange kind of magic that neither can explain. As they fall in love, driven together and apart by fateful coincidence, these star-crossed lovers begin to wonder: do we make our fortunes, or do our fortunes make us?
