"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
Darien Takle
as Miss Stewart
Elizabeth Moody
as Miss Waller
Liz Mullane
as Mrs. Collins
Moreen Eason
as Mrs. Stevens
Pearl Carpenter
as Mrs. Zwartz
Lou Dobson
as Grandma Parker
Jesse Griffin
as Laurie
Glen Drake
as Steve
Nic Farra
as Boarder
Chris Clarkson
Ray Henwood
as Professor
John Nicoll
Michael Maxwell
Raewyn Pelham
as Laura
Toni Jones
as Agnes Ritchie
Glenys Lloyd-Smith
as Miss Digby
Wendy Watson
as Mrs. Bennett
Jean Guérin
as Orson Welles
Stephen Reilly
as Mario Lanza
Andrea Sanders
as Diello
Ben Fransham
as Charles
Jessica Bradley
as Pauline 5 Years
Alex Shirtcliffe-Scott
as Juliet 5 Years
Barry Thomson
as Farmer / Policeman
Peter Jackson
as Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)
Screenplay
Director
Fran Walsh
Alun Bollinger
Director of Photography
Peter Dasent
Original Music Composer
Jamie Selkirk
Editor
Jim Booth
Producer
Meryl Cronin
Set Dresser
Marjory Hamlin
Makeup Supervisor
Casting
Cheryl Newton
Wigmaker
Post Production Supervisor
Graham Thompson
Unit Manager
Grant Major
Production Design
Honor Byrne
Production Manager
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
Deb Watson
Makeup & Hair
Jill Cormack
Art Direction
Co-Producer
Bridget Bourke
Line Producer
Hanno Huth
Executive Producer
Brian Scadden
Visual Effects