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Joey (1997)

Joey poster
Directed by
Ian Barry
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, family film
Country
Australia, United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
6
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy befriends a lost kangaroo joey and tries to protect it from danger. The story follows their adventures as they bond and find their way home.

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What happens

Joey is a 1997 Australian children's film. The film was released theatrically by Roadshow Entertainment on 26 December 1997 in Australia, later on VHS. The film was also released direct-to-video by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on 16 June 1998 in the United States and on 6 August 1999 in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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