Loosely based on events that unfolded on Easter Island prior to its discovery by European explorers in 1722. Story centers around a civil war that decimated an entire culture, leaving only giant stone statues as mute testimony to their former greatness. "Rapa Nui" means center of the earth. It was a name given to the island by natives.

Gorgeously photographed, true-life story details the efforts of a Jesuit priest who takes a danger-filled journey to the Canadian wilderness during the winter of 1634 to convert a group of Indians. Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young and Sandrine Holt star; directed by Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy"). 101 min.

Lavishly filmed treatment of the Pocahontas legend with Sandrine Holt playing the Powhatan Indian princess who saves the life of British explorer Captain John Smith (Miles O'Keeffe) after he is captured by her tribe. Tony Goldwyn co-stars. 96 min.