Movie: Somewhere in the Darkness

Top 10 Billed 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

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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

  • Release Date

    1999-01-25

  • Average

    9

  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
  • Tagline

    Sometimes . . . Imagination Is All You Have

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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