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Opal Dream (2006)

Opal Dream poster
Directed by
Peter Cattaneo
Genre
drama film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl has two imaginary friends named Pobby and Dingan. Her family lives in an opal mining town and her brother tries to help when the imaginary friends disappear.

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What happens

Opal Dream (also known as Pobby and Dingan) is a 2006 drama film, based on the 2000 Ben Rice novella Pobby and Dingan, directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring an ensemble cast including Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzie, Christian Byers and Sapphire Boyce. It was filmed on location around South Australia, in Adelaide, Coober Pedy and Woomera. Opal Dream was released in Australia on 28 September 2006, with eventual release around the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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