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Paperhouse

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A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1988-09-10

Runtime: 92 mins

Director: Bernard Rose

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Original title: Paperhouse

Production Companies: Working Title Films

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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