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Paperhouse(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-09-10
66%
143 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
Revenue: $241,278.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Paperhouse
Top 10 Billed Cast
Charlotte Burke
Anna Madden
Ben Cross
Dad
Glenne Headly
Kate Madden
Elliott Spiers
Marc
Gemma Jones
Dr. Sarah Nicols
Steven O'Donnell
Dustman
Jane Bertish
Miss Vanstone
Gary Bleasdale
Policeman
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