Opal Dream (2006)

A young girl's relationship with her imaginary friends resonates throughout her town in the Australian Outback.

Director:

Peter Cattaneo

Writers:

Peter Cattaneo (screenplay), Phil Traill (screenplay),

Stars:

Sapphire Boyce, Christian Byers, Vince Colosimo

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sapphire Boyce	...	Kellyanne Williamson
Christian Byers	...	Ashmol Williamson
Vince Colosimo	...	Rex Williamson
Jacqueline McKenzie	...	Annie Williamson
Robert Morgan	...	Sid
Anna Linarello	...	Betsy
Denise Roberts	...	Vera Dunkley
Peter Callan	...	Dan Dunkley
Stephen Potter	...	Lyndon Dunkley
Sharni Honor	...	Sandra Dunkley
Lisa Flanagan	...	Ms Banamooka
Anthony Braun	...	Lyndon's Gang
Casey Frew	...	Lyndon's Gang
Martin Grava	...	Lyndon's Gang
Roberto Crisa	...	Jes

Storyline

A young girl's relationship with her imaginary friends resonates throughout her town in the Australian Outback.

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Plot Keywords:

girl | imaginary friend | australian outback | outback | town | 

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Taglines:

Some things have to be believed to be seen

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements, language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

BBC Films [uk] Renaissance Films

Country:

Australia UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amigos Imaginários

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 11,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,716 (USA) (22 November 2006)

Gross:

$13,751 (USA) (23 March 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Academy Features, BBC Films, Sherman Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Apocalypso"
Written by Reg Mombassa (as O'Doherty) and Martin Plaza (as Murphy)
Performed by Mental As Anything

User Reviews

a quieter and deeper Full Monty

This is quite a good film about a sun-scorched prospector town and family members whose dreams and imaginary worlds drive each other nuts. It's deeper than the director's best-known film, The Full Monty, though the topic is similar: the struggles of working-class folks to stay closer to their dreams than they are to their failures. The depiction of the town dynamics seemed to me as flawless as the individual performances, and as someone who comes from a family with shall we say a non-standard member, I was impressed with the film's ability to produce a familiar emotional mix of exasperation, devotion, and desire for a truly imaginative cure for the main problem. The movie delivers on this last point. It would be wrong to see this as a chick flick, because as in The Full Monty the cast and crew are interested in men who try to figure out how to resolve conflicts and fix disasters without using anger and force, and who pretty much succeed. British and Commonwealth film is generally better than American at avoiding stereotypes of blue-collar masculinity and this is a particularly good and heart- warming example. The boy in the picture, who has to figure out what to do about his dad and his sister, is one of the great kids of recent film history.