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Sapphire Blossom | ... | Kellyanne Williamson (as Sapphire Boyce) |
Christian Byers | ... | Ashmol Williamson | |
Vince Colosimo | ... | Rex Williamson | |
Jacqueline McKenzie | ... | Annie Williamson | |
Robert Morgan | ... | Sid | |
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Anna Linarello | ... | Betsy |
Denise Roberts | ... | Vera Dunkley | |
Peter Callan | ... | Dan Dunkley | |
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Stephen Potter | ... | Lyndon Dunkley |
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Sharni Honor | ... | Sandra Dunkley |
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Lisa Flanagan | ... | Ms Banamooka |
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Anthony Braun | ... | Lyndon's Gang |
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Casey Frew | ... | Lyndon's Gang |
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Martin Grava | ... | Lyndon's Gang |
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Roberto Crisa | ... | Jes |
A young Australian girl living in a small rural mining town prefers the company of her two imaginary friends, Pobby and Dingan, to real children. She ends up looking awkward during social gatherings and her only tangible friend is her older brother, Ashmol, who finds Pobby and Dingan annoying and often makes fun of them because he's embarrassed by his sister's behavior. Kelly-Anne's and Ashmol's father is an opal miner trying to earn a living, and their mother is busy trying to fit in as a member of the community. Both parents agree that it's time for Kelly-Ann to move on and leave her fantasy world behind - but when they force her to grow up too fast with a hasty decision, Pobby and Dingan are killed and Kelly-Ann falls into a grief-stricken illness. The only one who can set things right is Ashmol. Written by Gasmaskproductionsbooks
Why do I love this movie so much? I don't really know...I guess from a critics perspective it's not perfect, but for me it's one of those films I fall back on when I really couldn't be bothered with anything else and I need something to cheer up my day. It also manages to capture the rural side of Australia so well. You really feel the warm summer nights in Australia whilst watching this. Young lead Christian Byers was such a likeable kid as well. Where have all these smaller Aussie gems disappeared to? It seems no ones making them here anymore.