In 1953 New Zealand, two young women became intense best friends and invented a fantasy world all their own. When they decide that one of their mothers is keeping them apart, they plan to kill her. Based on a true story.
True Story
The film Heavenly Creatures is based on the true story of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, two teenagers, who in 1953 were convicted of killing Pauline's mother after they decide she is a barrier to them being together.Intense Friendship
Pauline and Juliet form a fast and intense friendship. Sulky Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) plays the quintessential dark, moody teenager. Juliet (Kate Winslet) is the pretty girl, starved for attention. The two bond over the music of Mario Lanza, the "World's greatest tenor." Soon they are spending all their time together.The Fourth World
Pauline and Juliet develop a fantasy world they name The Fourth World. When Juliet is hospitalized with TB, the two write letters to each other as characters from their world. The two used their secret world as a justification for being superior to everyone in their lives.Lesbian Themes
The girls' relationship is truly obsessive, the way young teenage love can be. Although Juliet and Pauline truly care for one another, they justify the sexual nature of their relationship by playing characters from their fantasy world.
