Somewhere in the Darkness

Somewhere in the Darkness

94 mins | Fantasy | Jan. 25, 1999

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

Somewhere in the Darkness

94 mins | Fantasy | Jan. 25, 1999

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
Producers Livewire Films
Original title Somewhere in the Darkness
Directors Paul Fenech
Writers Paul Fenech, Brendan Fletcher

Cast

Rowan Witt

as Frankie

Barry Jenkins

as Shamus

Sandy Gutman

as Burt (as Austen Tayshus)