Summaries

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

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.—Gasmaskproductionsbooks

Pobby and Dingan are invisible. They live in an opal town in Australia and are friends with Kellyanne, the 9 year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film tells the story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby and Dingan, Kellyanne's imaginary friends, and the impact this has on her family and the whole town. The story is told through the eyes of Kellyanne's 11 years old brother Ashmol.—yusufpiskin

Details

Keywords
  • young
  • girl
  • friend
  • town
  • imaginary friend
Genres
  • Drama
  • Family
Release date Apr 12, 2006
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin Australia United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Outback, South Australia, Australia
Production companies BBC Film Academy Features Sherman Pictures

Box office

Budget $11400000
Gross US & Canada $14443
Opening weekend US & Canada $2716
Gross worldwide $144964

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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