Whipping Boy
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young boy is kidnapped and held for ransom. His captor forms a complicated bond with him while the police race to find them.
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What happens
Whipping Boy is a 1996 Australian television film shown on Channel Ten. It was based on Gabrielle Lord's 1992 novel of the same name, adapted by Peter Yeldham, directed by Di Drewe and starred Sigrid Thornton and Temuera Morrison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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