When Love Comes

When Love Comes features Rena Owen as a once were famous singing star who returns to New Zealand, in need of reinvention. Staying with a gay friend (Simon Prast from Gloss), she is reenergised after meeting a wastral songwriter (Dean O'Gorman) and two loved up young musicians (Sophia Hawthorne and Nancy Brunning, the former in her big screen debut). Invited to a slew of North American festivals — including Sundance and Toronto — Garth Maxwell's sun and song-lashed tale won praise stateside for its acting and "energetic direction" (The Hollywood Reporter).

... the only one we felt could combine true musical ability on the one hand, plus be extravagantly beautiful, talented and sexy on the other.

– Director Garth Maxwell on casting actor Sophia Hawthorne to play singer/guitarist Sally

Key Cast & Crew

Sophia Hawthorne

As: Sally

Darryl Ward

Cinematographer, Camera Operator

Rena Owen

As: Katie Keen

Dean O'Gorman

As: Mark

Garth Maxwell

Writer, Director

Simon Prast

As: Stephen