FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

Directed by

Charles Sturridge

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, children's film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1917 England, two young cousins claim to have photographed real fairies in their garden. The photo sparks wonder and debate among adults including a famous writer Arthur Conan Doyle, who wants to believe it is true.

gentlewhimsicalsentimentalmysteriousslowearnestnostalgicfamily-friendly

What happens

FairyTale: A True Story is a 1997 fantasy drama film directed by Charles Sturridge and produced by Bruce Davey and Wendy Finerman. It is loosely based on the story of the Cottingley Fairies, and follows two children in 1917 England who take a photograph soon believed to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. The film was produced by Icon Productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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