Somewhere in the Darkness

The story

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

Cast & crew

Rowan WittFrankie

Leah PurcellLulu

Barry Jenkins

Barry JenkinsShamus

Ernie DingoCowboy Joe

Sandy GutmanBurt (as Austen Tayshus)

Robyn Loau

Robyn LoauShiva

Su Cruickshank

Su CruickshankLulu's Mother

Monica TrapagaFrankie's Mother

Jimmy LittleThe Bushman

Richard MorecroftNewsreader

Ian Turpie

Ian TurpieWeatherman

JabbaBlue Crown