Somewhere in the Darkness

Jan 25, 1999

1h 34m

★ 9.0

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

Genres

Fantasy

Production Companies

Livewire Films

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Cast

Frankie

Rowan Witt

Lulu

Leah Purcell

Shamus

Barry Jenkins

Cowboy Joe

Ernie Dingo

Burt (as Austen Tayshus)

Sandy Gutman

Shiva

Robyn Loau

Lulu's Mother

Su Cruickshank

Frankie's Mother

Monica Trapaga

The Bushman

Jimmy Little

Newsreader

Richard Morecroft

Weatherman

Ian Turpie

Blue Crown

Jabba

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