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.
Melanie Lynskey
as Pauline Parker
Kate Winslet
as Juliet Hulme
Sarah Peirse
as Honorah Parker Rieper
Diana Kent
as Hilda Hulme
Clive Merrison
as Dr. Henry Hulme
Simon O'Connor
as Herbert Rieper
Jed Brophy
as John / Nicholas
Peter Elliott
as Bill Perry
Gilbert Goldie
as Dr. Bennett
Geoffrey Heath
as Rev. Norris
Kirsti Ferry
as Wendy
Ben Skjellerup
as Jonathan Hulme
