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Somewhere in the Darkness(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-01-25
90%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Sometimes . . . Imagination Is All You Have
Overview:
In this Australian drama, a department store collapses, trapping an old man (Barry Jenkins) and a young boy (Rowan Whitt) underneath. In hopes of keeping the child calm, the man tells him a series of folk tales which teach a moral lesson while they entertain. Somewhere In The Darkness received its world premier at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival in the United States; it was later screened at Australia's Sydney Film Festival the same year. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia
ProductionCompanies:
Livewire Films
Movie: Somewhere in the Darkness
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rowan Witt
Frankie
Leah Purcell
Lulu
Ernie Dingo
Cowboy Joe
Sandy Gutman
Burt (as Austen Tayshus)
Monica Trapaga
Frankie's Mother
Jimmy Little
The Bushman
Richard Morecroft
Newsreader
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Overview
In this Australian drama, a department store collapses, trapping an old man (Barry Jenkins) and a young boy (Rowan Whitt) underneath. In hopes of keeping the child calm, the man tells him a series of folk tales which teach a moral lesson while they entertain. Somewhere In The Darkness received its world premier at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival in the United States; it was later screened at Australia's Sydney Film Festival the same year. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Release Date
1999-01-25
Average
9
Rating:
4.5 startsTagline
Sometimes . . . Imagination Is All You Have
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