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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 1988

PG
Parental Guidance

A young boy is afflicted by apocalyptic visions in medieval Cumbria. Believing he is divinely inspired to save his village from the Black Death, he persuades a group of men to follow him into a tunnel. They dig deep into the earth and emerge ... in Auckland, New Zealand, 1987. Following portents, the time travelers must negotiate the terrors of a strange new world, (motorways, nuclear submarines) — while seeking to save their own. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, it scooped the gongs at the 1988 AFI and 1989 NZ Film & TV Awards.

… thrilling fantasy that places Ward … among the most innovative and authoritative young film makers.
– Caryn James, New York Times review, 28 June 1989

Produced by

Arena Films

Acknowledgements

Funded by the NZ Film Commission and the Australian Film Commission

Music

Original soundtrack composed by Davood A. Tabrizi. Available to purchase here

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