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The Convert is a 2023 film directed by Lee Tamahori, and starring Guy Pearce and Te Kohe Tuhaka. The script is by Shane Danielsen and Tamahori, from a story by Michael Bennett, and produced by Jump Film & Television and Brouhaha Entertainment.
Sep 9, 2023 · A British minister (Pearce) tries to stop a war between rival Māori tribes in 19th century New Zealand. The film explores the clash of cultures, values and violence in a stunning but simplistic story.
Feb 4, 2020 · “The Convert,” briskly translated from the Dutch by David McKay, is an imaginative flight, full of darkness and light, lively characters, life-altering conflicts, violence and kindness, birth ...
Oct 3, 2016 · In this dazzling work of historical fiction, the Booker International-longlisted author of War and Turpentine reconstructs the tragic story of a Medieval Christian noblewoman who abandoned her life for the love of a Jewish boy.
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Feb 4, 2020 · In eleventh-century France, Vigdis Adelaïs, a young woman from a prosperous Christian family, falls in love with David Todros, a rabbi’s son and yeshiva student. To be together, the couple must flee their city, and Vigdis must renounce her life of privilege and comfort.
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The Convert is a historical drama set in 1830s New Zealand, where an English lay preacher (Guy Pearce) faces the challenges of a new land and a violent past. Directed by Lee Tamahori, the film features Māori and Pākehā actors and explores the clash of cultures and faiths.
About The Convert. Finalist for the 2020 National Jewish Book Awards In this dazzling work of historical fiction, the Man Booker International–long-listed author of War and Turpentine reconstructs the tragic story of a medieval noblewoman who leaves her home and family for the love of a Jewish boy.
