Somewhere in the Darkness

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

9

94 min

Cast

Rowan Witt

as Frankie

Leah Purcell

as Lulu

Barry Jenkins

as Shamus

Ernie Dingo

as Cowboy Joe

Sandy Gutman

as Burt (as Austen Tayshus)

Robyn Loau

as Shiva

Su Cruickshank

as Lulu's Mother

Monica Trapaga

as Frankie's Mother

Jimmy Little

as The Bushman

Richard Morecroft

as Newsreader

Ian Turpie

as Weatherman

Jabba

as Blue Crown

Director

Paul Fenech