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"Rainbow Warrior" was the name of a real-life Greenpeace vessel, which
embarked upon a worldwide pro-ecological mission in the early 1980s.
While docked in New Zealand in 1985, the Rainbow Warior was destroyed by
a bomb, and a crew member was killed. In this dramatization, Sam Neill
and Jon Voight play two polar opposites-a hardbitten cop and a
eco-activist, respectively--who team up to track down the bomber.
Lucy Lawless plays the role of Jane Redmund, a crew member of the
Rainbow Warrior.
A bit of trivia: Jane Redmond was the fictional character but
the role was based on
Bunny McDiarmid, a crewmember of the Rainbow Warrior. Bunny is now
still in Greenpeace but is the Executive Director of Greenpeace New
Zealand.
Bunny and Lucy worked together during the 2009 Greenpeace Sign On
Campaign.
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