Eldest Girl

The Eldest Girl is a family drama spanning three generations. It moves between the 1960swith Tom, fresh off the boat from England who falls in love with the seemingly unattainableNgahere, and 2010 where Cassius, their son, is grieving the death of his wife, Mere, andbarely able to parent their children. When Mere's twin sister returns home a successfulfilm producer and her troubled director husband leaves, she enlists Cassius's help with herthree children. Tensions grow when Kiri, Cassius's daughter, becomes jealous and rebels,a daughter Tom never knew he had turns up, and the pressures of juggling a film project, adrunk husband and children increase. But when Tom has a heart attack and family secretsemerge, relationships are examined, and connections are retied.