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"Maybe it's this place. Maybe we're all cursed."

Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.

Top Cast

  • Hannah Douglas

    Hannah Douglas

    Patience

  • Emmett J. Scanlan

    Emmett J. Scanlan

    David

  • Sebastian de Souza

    Sebastian de Souza

    Rumi

  • Sarah Whitehouse

    Sarah Whitehouse

    Lizzie

  • Lewis Gemmill

    Lewis Gemmill

    Jacob

  • Karen Crow

    Karen Crow

    Kat

  • David Clayton

    David Clayton

    Benjamin

  • Sarah Xanthe

    Sarah Xanthe

    Mathilde

  • Javed Khan

    Javed Khan

    Arid

Overview

Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.

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