Troubled 'River Queen' film near end

It was dogged by bad weather, sickness, the sacking of director Vincent Ward and injuries on and off the set - but work on the movie River Queen is due to end next month.

The film was finished in early December. Publicist Sue May said editing of the New Zealand-UK co-production with Oscar nominee Samantha Morton and Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland was being carried out in London. The movie was filmed mainly around Wanganui,