Barbarian Princess
Synopsis
1888 - Hawaii is a paradise teetering on the brink of civil war. The tide has turned against the long-incumbent royal family, under the malevolent influence of a rebel party with links to the American government. Within months, the Palace is overthrown, and the royals are exiled.
Among them, is the beautiful Princess Ka`iulani. Scarcely 12 years old, she is separated from her family and her homeland, and, for her own safety, is sent to a climate and a country that couldn’t be more different from Hawaii – Victorian England.
Coming to terms with her fate, Kaiulani undergoes a harsh and testing education that equips her with a sense of honour, duty and pride. What’s more, she falls in love, with the spirited and rebellious young Englishman, Clive Davies.
Emerging from her childhood, and inspired by her blossoming romance, Kaiulani realises that she must do all that she can to bring an end to the injustices suffered by her people. She resolves to sail to America, to meet President Grover Cleveland, and to prove that she is anything but a ‘barbarian princess’.
Barbarian Princess combines the profound natural beauty of Hawaii with the sweeping romance of a classic Merchant Ivory epic.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 103 mins
- Format
- 35 mm
- Director
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Marc Forby
- Producer
- Leilani Forby, Wanda Watamull
- Co-Producer
- Leilani Forby, Wanda Watamull
- Editor
- Beverley Mills
- Screenwriter
- Marc Forby
- Director of Photography
- Gabriel Beristain
- Production Designer
- Steven Lawrence
- Sound
- Tony Dawe
- Composer
- Stephen Warbeck
- Principal cast
- Q’orianka Kilcher, Shaun Evans, Barry Pepper, Will Patton
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Matador Pictures and Island Film Group
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