"Mr. Pip" release date was originally set for September 9, 2012 at Toronto Film Festival, while in New Zealand, the film premiered on October 3, 2013.

Now, "Mr. Pip" got a US re-showing and its release date is set for November 07, 2014.

As per Wikipedia, the plot summary reads:

"As a war rages on in the province of Bougainville- then called "North Solomons - in Papua New Guinea, Mr. Watts (Hugh Laurie), the only white man left on the island after a blockade, re-opens the local school. He begins reading the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations", which transfixes a young girl named Matilda (Xzannjah). She finds comfort in the story of a Victorian orphan, Pip (Eka Darville), when her own world is falling apart. The Redskins, an army sent to destroy the local rebels, are getting closer. Matilda writes 'Pip' in the sand. This simple act leads to terrible consequences when the Redskins suspect Pip to be a rebel leader and demand he be brought before them."


And the following actors are:

• Hugh Laurie as Tom Watts
• Xzannjah as Matilda Naimo
• Healesville Joel as Dolores Naimo
• Eka Darville as Pip
• Kerry Fox as June Watts
• Florence Korokoro as Grace Watts
• David Kaumara as the Redskins lead officer
• Kausibona Mel as Daniel
• Sam Simiha as Sam
• Marcellin Ampa'oi as Joseph Naimo
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Hugh Laurie is a writer, voice actor, writer, director, musician, singer, comedian, and author. For this drama movie, he will play the role as a teacher in Papua New Guinea.