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Somewhere in the Darkness

Somewhere in the Darkness

Sometimes . . . Imagination Is All You Have

Genres

Fantasy

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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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

25 January 1999

Country

Australia

Cast

Rowan Witt

Rowan Witt

Frankie

Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell

Lulu

Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins

Shamus

Ernie Dingo

Ernie Dingo

Cowboy Joe

Sandy Gutman

Sandy Gutman

Burt (as Austen Tayshus)

Robyn Loau

Robyn Loau

Shiva

Su Cruickshank

Su Cruickshank

Lulu's Mother

Monica Trapaga

Monica Trapaga

Frankie's Mother

Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little

The Bushman

Richard Morecroft

Richard Morecroft

Newsreader

Ian Turpie

Ian Turpie

Weatherman

Jabba

Jabba

Blue Crown

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