Journey of a Story

Journey of a Story follows the life of William Brown, a fictional New Zealand serviceman both physically and emotionally damaged by his tour of duty in Europe and time as a Prisoner of War during World War II. Returning home, William finds a very different world to the one he left behind. Forced to leave the home he planned to enjoy with his wife Lily and young son James, William struggles to cope until an observant War Pension medical officer convinces William to take up writing. Fueled with a new passion for life, William finally finds a road to success, in ways he could not possibly imagine. The story is told to from the elderly William's point of view, as he relays his story to a young theatre director attempting to bring William's life to the stage.

Bill Leathwick

William Brown

Paul Thomas Lewis

William Brown - younger

Angela Franklyn

Lily Brown

James Crompton

Laurence Burton

James Bailey Fletcher

Jack Percival - younger

Jesse Allam

Thomas Brown

Jordan Ancel

American Sergeant

Andrew Birkill

Mr. Mullholand

Lisa Brickell

Stage Nurse Audrey

Ron Brown

Jack Percival - Elder

Colin Buckley

James Brown

Steve Farac Ciprian

Henry Smithers

George Ferrier

James Brown - 6 years

Virginia Frankovich

Maude Smithers

Alexandra Clare

Thomas' Girlfriend

Nichola Gilchrist

Mrs. Mulholland

Release date

May 10, 2012

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m