Cat. No. DVDM 1645: JESSICA ~ SAM NEILL / LEEANNA WALSMAN / JESSICA BERGMAN. UMBRELLA DAVID2847.

COLOUR                     RUNNING TIME: 200 MINS.

REVIEW: A sweeping saga of love, deceit and sacrifice adapted from the acclaimed novel by best selling author Bryce Courtney.

Jessica traces a woman’s harsh, tumultuous life in the Australian bush. Set during the early years of the 20th century in the farmlands around Narrandera, a small frontier town in rural New South Wales, this epic period drama stars Leeanna Walsman as Jessica, a beautiful, spirited tomboy who rises up against the ruthless ambition of her mother Hester. Wanting to claim Jessica’s son for her other daughter Meg, Hester commits Jessica to a mental asylum before the town’s alcoholic English barrister Richard Runche (Sam Neill), Jessica’s one trusted ally in the town, is called upon to secure her release, and finally, to give her the courage to fight for her child.

2DVD SET