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Feature film — 1999

Somewhere in the Darkness (1999)

9.31h 34mFantasy

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

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Director: Paul Fenech

On screen

Cast & crew

Rowan Witt as Frankie

Rowan Witt

Frankie

Leah Purcell as Lulu

Leah Purcell

Lulu

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Barry Jenkins

Shamus

Ernie Dingo as Cowboy Joe

Ernie Dingo

Cowboy Joe

Sandy Gutman as Burt (as Austen Tayshus)

Sandy Gutman

Burt (as Austen Tayshus)

R

Robyn Loau

Shiva

S

Su Cruickshank

Lulu's Mother

Monica Trapaga as Frankie's Mother

Monica Trapaga

Frankie's Mother

Jimmy Little as The Bushman

Jimmy Little

The Bushman

Richard Morecroft as Newsreader

Richard Morecroft

Newsreader

I

Ian Turpie

Weatherman

Jabba as Blue Crown

Jabba

Blue Crown

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