Recluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sam NeillSmith | Smith |
 Ian MuneBullen | Bullen |
 Warren OatesCol. Willoughby | Col. Willoughby |
 Nevan RoweGloria | Gloria |
 Donna AkerstenMary | Mary |
 Ian WatkinDudley | Dudley |
 William JohnsonCousins | Cousins |
| MMelissa DonaldsonMelissa | Melissa |
| DDougal StevensonNews Reader | News Reader |
| BBernard KearnsPrime Minister | Prime Minister |
| RRaf IrvingReporter | Reporter |
| CCass DonaldsonCass | Cass |
| DDon SelwynTaupiri | Taupiri |
| TTommy TinirauOld Maori Man | Old Maori Man |
 Roger OakleyAssassin Leader | Assassin Leader |
| CClyde ScottJesperson | Jesperson |
 Dorothy McKeggGloria's Mother | Gloria's Mother |
| TTony GroserGloria's Father | Gloria's Father |
 Bernard MoodyMan at Wharf | Man at Wharf |
| LLaurie DeeSpecial Sergeant | Special Sergeant |
| DDavina WhitehouseElsie | Elsie |
| RRon CameronSpecial 1 | Special 1 |
| RRod CollisonSpecial 2 | Special 2 |
| KKen SmithSpecial 3 | Special 3 |
| RRichard MossSpecial 4 | Special 4 |
| NNorman FawseySpecial 5 | Special 5 |
| PPeter RowellSpecial 6 | Special 6 |
| CChris ParkinsonSpecial 7 | Special 7 |
| BBill JuliffBurton | Burton |
| PPat HoffSergeant | Sergeant |