Daffodils is a 2019 New Zealand musical drama film directed by David Stubbs. It stars Rose McIver and George Mason.

Based on the award-winning New Zealand stage play, inspired by a true story, the film follows an indie musician who recounts her parents’ bittersweet romance, after being told about it by her father on his death bed.

Plot

Leaving her dying father s bedside, singer Maisie (Kimbra) rushes to perform at an indie music gig in town. But as she sings the opening song, it is hard for her to ignore the heartfelt story she has just been told – the story of how her dad met and fell in love with her mother, and how it all devastatingly fell apart.

As the night goes on, the love story of her father, Eric (George Mason), and her mother, Rose (Rose McIver), is shown through Maisie s eyes. From the time they meet in Hamilton in 1966, to their separation in the 1980s, we follow the bittersweet nuances of a couple s life, expressed with contemporary re-imaginings of well-known New Zealand songs of artists such as Crowded House, Bic Runga and Dave Dobbyn.

Cast

• Rose McIver as Rose
• George Mason as Eric
• Jodie Hillock as Maureen
• Kimbra as Maisie
• Mark Mitchinson as Barry
• Tandi Wright as Eileen
• Byron Coll as Stuart
• Osgar Gilbert as Eric s Sibling
• Linus Gilbert as Eric s Sibling
• Enoch Gilbert as Eric s Sibling
• Raffaella Gilbert as Family Friend
• Marie-Therese Gilbert as Family Friend

Production

Daffodils won the annual Vista Film Marketing competition in 2017.

Principal photography began on 21 February 2018. Filming began in February 2018 and took place in Waikato, Wairarapa, and Wellington.

The band Lips (Steph Brown and Fen Ikner), who had arranged and performed the music for the stage play (along with guitarist Abraham Kunin), continued their role as musical directors for the film.

Release

The film was released in New Zealand cinemas on 21 March 2019 and on 3 July for DVD and digital release.

External links

• Daffodils at IMDb
• Daffodils at Rotten Tomatoes

Year	2019
ReleaseDate	2019-03-21
RuntimeMins	93
RuntimeStr	1h 33min
Plot	A bittersweet love story told with beautiful re-imaginings of iconic New Zealand songs.
Awards	Awards, 1 win & 2 nominations total
Directors	David Stubbs
Writers	Rochelle Bright
Stars	Rose McIver, George Mason, Kimbra
Second Cast	Phillip Mtambo, Jack Thompson, Nellica Adaway, Rebecca Farr, Linus Gilbert, Marie-Therese Emma Gilbert, Jackson Herman, Ben Johnson-Frow, Karene Lamond, Richard Mills, Danni Parsons, Dianne Smith, Logan Tubman-Wallis, Branka Vikich, Daniel Christopher White, Alaina Wilks
Producer	Emily Anderton, Victoria Dabbs, Richard Fletcher, Fergus Grady, Scott Gray
Cinematographer	Mathew Knight
Editor	Cushla Dillon, Scott Gray
Casting Director	Tina Cleary, Miranda Rivers
Production Designer	Brendan Heffernan
Art Director	Richard Thurston, Sven Wiig
Set Decorator	Anthony Allan
Costume Designer	Sarah Voon
Make Up Department	Don Brooker, Louise Bryan, Hil Cook, Leanne Hoare, Frankie Karena, Catherine Maguire, Jess Reedy, Te Warena, Lucy-Belle Willcox
Production Manager	Pamela Harvey-White
Assistant Director	Sarah Bicknell, Billie Ruck, Gareth Ruck
Art Department	Grace Acheson, Nicola Campbell, Ruby Fitzgerald, Samuel Gatara, Te Ngaru Grant, Dean Hudson, Tiernan Partington, Ali Todd, Marc Tyron
Sound Department	Nick Buckton, Phil Burton, Jim Carroll, Tim Chaproniere, Michael Donaldson, Alexis Feodoroff, Melanie Graham, Michael Hedges, Tom Scott-Toft, Gareth Van Niekerk
Special Effects	Karl Chisholm, Trevor Kiely, Gavin Legge
Visual Effects	Jason Astley, Jacquelyn Booth, Douglas Clague, Darwin Go, Geoff Hadfield, Jonathan Harkes, Fergus Jack-Hinton, Richard Saade, Jodi Scanlan, Nick Seabright
Stunts	Isaac Hamon, Leah Macmillan
Camera Department	Kirsty Griffin, Ryan Haste, Adrian Hebron, Brian Laird, Sophie Lloyd, Sorcha MacKenna, Andreas Mahn, Keri Manuel, Jason Naran, Sevrin Noakes
Costume Department	Alice Baker, Austin Delaney-Girlestone, Melissa Mundt, Julie Zavala Ron, Rose-Marie Salmon, Katie Wagstaff
Editorial Department	Clare Burlinson, Victoria Chu, Caleb Corlett, Elizabeth Denekamp, Michael Harris, Rajeev Mishra, Jenna Udy, Tim Willis
Location Management	Sarah Allman, Nicola Bailey, Anthony Faifai, Jo Hiles, Michael Munro, Robin Murphy, Michael Robins, Derek Slade
Music Department	Stephanie Brown, Stephen Gallagher, Fen Ikner, Kimbra, Karyn Rachtman, Chris Winter
Transportation Department	Caleb Dempsey, Gareth Ruck, Hayden Robinson
Miscellaneous	Paul Andreassend, Kyrie Barker, Bridie Collins, Sean Fleming, Pernille Himmelmoe, Jacinda Kumar, Fumie Suzuki Lancaster, Tamar Munch, Elyse Phee, Reneau Skinner
Genres	Biography, Drama, Musical
Companies	Libertine Pictures, KHF Media, NZ On Air
Countries	New Zealand
Languages	English
ImDbRating	5.8
ImDbRatingVotes	433
Keywords	love