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Somewhere in the Darkness

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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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1999-01-25

Runtime: 94 mins

Director: Paul Fenech

Writer: Paul Fenech, Brendan Fletcher

Spoken language: English

Genres: Fantasy

Original title: Somewhere in the Darkness

Production Companies: Livewire Films

Production Countries: Australia

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