Desperate Remedies (1993) is a drama directed by Stewart Main rated 5.6/10.
In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
Released: 1993-11-26
Duration: 1h 33m
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Director: Stewart Main, Peter Wells
Writer: Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Cast: Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Kevin Smith, Lisa Chappell, Cliff Curtis
Production: James Wallace Productions, New Zealand Film Commission
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