Rating:
6.8/10 by 78 users
The Luminaries (2020)
The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
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Release Date:
Sun, May 17, 2020
Country: NZ
Language: En
Runtime: 60
Country: NZ
Language: En
Runtime: 60
Eva Green
Lydia Wells
Eve Hewson
Anna Wetherell
Himesh Patel
Emery Staines
Marton Csokas
Francis Carver
Ewen Leslie
Crosbie Wells
Benedict Hardie
Alistair Lauderback
Erik Thomson
Dick Mannering
Callan Mulvey
George Shepard
Season 1:
In 1865 two young adventurers, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines, meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand.
Lydia and Carver hatch a plan to free Carver from his convict past. Emery sets sail to the goldfields in search of Anna. In 1866, the results of Crosbie Wells' autopsy are revealed.
Anna's suspicions are aroused as Lydia prepares to host a party. Lauderback is blackmailed. In 1866, Crosbie Wells is buried.
In 1865, Emery and Anna have a disastrous reunion in Hokitika, Emery learns about Carver's past and Quee makes a rewarding discovery. In 1866, hope is fading for Anna - in desperation she takes matters into her own hands.
A stranger arrives in town and interrupts a secret council between the men of Hokitika. The events from the night Crosbie Wells died are pieced together.
Anna is tried for murder. New evidence reveals a connection between Lauderback and Crosbie Wells.
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