Summary

After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.

Release Date

31 Dec 1997

Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Dalton Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation

Production Countries

Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America