Synopsis/Details
ELIZA is an impoverished teenage single mother unjustly sentenced to transportation to Australia in 1833, and forced to leave behind her beloved infant son. She must navigate the harsh environment of the penal system, and to survive she deploys her wits, charm and courage amongst other innocents, misfits, and hardened criminals. As the cramped and leaky transport ship sets out on its long journey, laden with its cargo of 103 convict women, Eliza sets her eye on TOWSEY, the young and naive midshipman, and they both fall for each other. But they are betrayed and cruelly punished, and after a terrible storm, the ship founders on the beach at Boulogne-sur-Mer. They narrowly escape disaster but later, in hiding, Eliza must make the hardest decision of her life, with drastic consequences for herself and her lover.
Attached Talent
OPTIONAL: Diplomat Films: Dawn and Keith Thompson (producer Vikings TV series)
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Rescue
Story Situation:
Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Dereliction of Duty, Disinterestedness, Good Man, Punishment
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Significant cgi
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Young Adult
Hero Type:
Unfortunate
Villian Type:
Bully, Criminal
Stock Character Types:
Everyman, Hag, Hooker with a heart of gold, Lovers, Mother's boy
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on True Events
Subgenre:
In Peril, Sea Adventures, Serialized, Survival, Women in Prison
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts
Equality & Diversity:
Female Centric, Female Protagonist, Income Inequality Focused
Life Topics:
Death, Loss of Virginity
Time Period:
Late modern period
Country:
France, United Kingdom (UK)
Time of Year:
Summer
Illness Topics:
Physical
Relationship Topics:
Romance
