A young woman joins a group of protesters trying to stop the construction of a highway through a forest with the purpose of having sex with their leader. But when morning comes and the authorities show up to disband the protesters, she hits a man with a log. This causes the two to have to go on the run. With the help of a sickly, but sympathetic woman, the two slip through police roadblocks. Traveling with her, they learn she is an ex-army lesbian who just wants to see a final sunrise at the Orkney Islands before her death.
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Christine Tremarco
Charleen
Stuart Sinclair Blyth
Declan
Sheila Hancock
Vera
Richard Platt
Michael
Julie Ann Watson
Jackie
Kenneth Colley
Uncle Bob
Tommy Tiernan
John
Bruce Byron
Killer's owner
Andrew Livingston
Barman
Peter Anders
Jacob
Lars Oostveen
Torsten
Hannah Bridges
Young Charleen
Derek Lea
Guard at Protest Camp
John Paul Hurley
Copper at Protest Camp
Graham Eatough
Policeman at Checkpoint
