Top Cast
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Jodie Hillock
Edith
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Mike Hoffmann
Hans
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Peter Volksdorf
Otto
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Peter Hayden
Jack
Overview
January 1945: on a lonely farm in coastal New Zealand, a young widow confronts two crewmen from a German submarine who have come ashore on a secret mission - to get fresh milk.
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