Dingo(1991)
Truth is magic...It makes dreams come true.
Young John Anderson is captivated by jazz musician Billy Cross when he performs on the remote airstrip of his Western Australian outback hometown after his plane is diverted. Years later, now a family man and making a meagre living tracking dingoes and playing trumpet in a local band, John still dreams of joining Billy on trumpet and makes a pilgrimage to Paris.
Movie: Dingo
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John Anderson
Billy Cross
Jane Anderson
Peter
Beatrice Boulain
Jacques Boulain
Angie Cross
Rod Fraser
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