In My Father's Den is a
2004 New Zealand film written and
directed by
Brad McGann and starring
Matthew Macfadyen and
Emily Barclay. It is based on the
novel of the same title by
Maurice Gee. The film was released in October
2004 to glowing reviews.
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Plot
When his father dies, Paul Prior (Matthew Macfadyen), a disillusioned and battle-weary war photographer, decides to return home to an isolated town in the South Island of New Zealand. His brother Andrew (Colin Moy), a local ostrich farmer, is caught off-guard by Paul's sudden reappearance after 17 years away. Worlds apart, they barely recognise each other. Andrew, a pious man, pressures Paul into staying to help sort out the sale of their father's cottage and the adjoining orchard. Andrew is married to the highly religious Penny (Miranda Otto).