The Vigil

Synopsis

In the mist-covered hills of New Zealand, a young girl witnesses the death of her father and the arrival of a stranger, who soon entrenches himself, in not only her land, but her mother’s bed. Pitting a nascent sexuality coming to the fore with the encroachment on childhood fantasies, Vincent Ward’s (WHAT DREAMS MAY COME) indefinable coming of age tale is by turns a dangerous mystery and beautiful wonder, but as the stranger lingers the question remains: The devil has many faces, is his one?

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Archived on the AFS site between Tue, Oct 19 2021 and Thu, May 21 2026, across 7 captures. These dates are inferred from Wayback Machine captures and may not be accurate.