The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

Cumberland, 1348. The plague is spreading in medieval England. The remote village of little Griffin is also threatened. But the 9-year-old boy has a recurring dream that holds the key to a tiny hope of survival: a lake with a coffin floating on it. A white church with an iron cross. A falling glove. A falling silhouette. A torch tumble through a dark shaft into infinity. With his brother he recognizes in it a prophecy to escape the Black Death. So they embark with a few men on a journey to a distant cathedral, where they want to set up an iron cross as an offering to God. Her path leads them through a deep and dark mine shaft into an unknown land and completely outlandish time - into the present-day New Zealand of the 1980s.

Director

Vincent Ward

Written by

Geoff Chapple, Kely Lyons, Vincent Ward

Produced by

John Maynard

Composer

Davood A. Tabrizi

Cinematographer

Geoffrey Simpson

Editor

John Scott

Studios

New Zealand Film Commission, Arenafilm, Film Investment Corporation of New Zealand

Origin countries

Australia, New Zealand

Runtime

1h 32m

Language

en

Also known as

The Navigator: An Odyssey Across Time, The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey

TMDB

6.2/10 (91 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

88% Fresh

IMDb

6.6/10 (4,086 votes)

• WonSitges Film Festival— Best Film(1988)