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Peter Wilcox, as skipper of the 'Rainbow Warrior', a Greenpeace ship, docks in Auckland, July 1985, preparing for a protest against French nuclear testing in the south pacific. When a bomb rips open the vessel, killing a crew member, he must convince the police superintendent that this is an act of terrorism. Determined not to allow outside forces to threaten their harbor, the police embark on a pursuit of the persons responsible. The events that follow nearly bring down an allied nation's government.

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Top billed cast

Jon VoightPeter Willcox
Sam NeillChief Inspector Alan Galbraith
Bruno LawrenceDetective Sr. Sgt. Terry Batchelor
Kerry FoxAndrea Joyce
John CallenPM David Lange
Peter HambletonMaury Whitham
Greg JohnsonBert White
Stephen O'RourkeEddie
Stig EldregSteve Sawyer
Lucy LawlessJane Redmond

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