Judy Burke
학교에서 제일 빨리 달리는 것이 소원인 평범한 12살 제시. 그는 소원을 이루기 위해 매일 쉬지 않고 달리기 연습을 할 정도로 꿈 많은 소년이다. 어느 날, 비밀을 간직한 듯한 신비한 소녀 레슬리가 전학을 오고 옆집으로 이사 오면서 그녀와 친구가 된 제시는 지금껏 상상하지 못했던 신비한 세계, 비밀의 숲으로 초대된다. 상상하면 환상의 세계가 보인다는 레슬리의 말에 반신반의하던 제시는 속는 셈 치고 눈을 감는다. 그리고 눈을 뜨자 눈앞에는 거짓말처럼 거대하고 환상적인 세계가 펼쳐져 있다. 제시와 레슬리는 상상하는대로 이루어지는 그곳을 ‘테라비시아’로 이름 짓고 둘만의 비밀로 간직하기로 약속한다. 그리고 환상의 세계 ‘테라비시아’를 탐험하기 위한 멋진 모험을 계획하는데…
Mrs. Pevensie
제2차 세계대전 중의 영국. 공습을 피해 디고리 교수의 시골 별장으로 간 페번시가의 네 남매인 피터, 수잔, 에드먼드, 루시는 마법의 옷장을 통해 신비로운 나라 나니아로 들어선다. 말하는 동물들과 켄타우로스, 거인들이 평화롭게 어울려 사는 땅이었던 나니아는 사악한 하얀 마녀 제이디스에 의해 긴 겨울에 감금되어 있다. 게다가 이 겨울에는 크리스마스도 없다. 호기심 많은 루시, 퉁명스러운 에드먼드, 신중한 수잔, 분별 있는 맏이 피터는 고귀한 사자 아슬란의 인도로 제이디스의 싸늘한 주문을 깨는 싸움에 가담한다.
Ellen Fielding
Lawyer Jeff Warren takes over a compensation case after the sudden death of one of his legal partners. His subsequent investigations, and growing obsession with the enigmatic Ellen Fielding, compromise his values and his view of himself as a winner. His attempts to solve the complex intrigues lead him to be accused of the murder of Ellen's husband, Harry, and even his longtime partner and friend, Alison, finds it difficult to believe that he is innocent. His moral dilemma leads him into a final graphic confrontation, with unexpected results.
Hannah Carpenter
An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind his eldest son. Although his wife and two young boys are also in New Zealand, they are no longer together, and he has a new love interest. After some eight years his past catches up with him when former comrades show up, intent on extracting revenge. After two nearly successful attempts by them (in Dunedin), the action moves to a final confrontation and shootout in the hills above Queenstown.
Jenny Bennett
Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngati is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open.
Monica
Monica arrives back from her big overseas experience to find her boyfriend Nick unchanged. Although Nick styles himself an artist, he is really something of a cultural redneck, and when the couple head up north for a break, and they meet up with Riki, a poet, who is rather less shallow and charming.
Nurse
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.
