Lapwing
Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.
From the archive
A rare short film or television pilot starring voice actor Daws Butler in an on-camera role. The film was probably never released and was rediscovered in the possession of Mark Kausler.
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- Director
- Philip Stevens
- Starring
- Hannah Douglas, Emmett J. Scanlan, Sebastian de Souza, Sarah Whitehouse, Lewis Gemmill, Karen Crow, David Clayton, Sarah Xanthe
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