Opal Dream

2006
PG
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

1.1K

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

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

1.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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Trivia
This film's closing credits declare that this movie was: "Filmed on location in Cooper Pedy and Adelaide, South Australia". The spelling of the famous South Australian opal mining town is incorrect and should have read "Coober Pedy".

Quotes
Ashmol Williamson: When you believe in something, that's when it's real.
Ashmol Williamson: And that's what makes a person real too.
Ashmol Williamson: How they dream and how they share their dreams.
Ashmol Williamson: When they're with you or even after they're gone.
Ashmol Williamson: Because a dream is forever.
Ashmol Williamson: Like my mum or dad or my sister, we're all dreaming together and that's what's real.
Ashmol Williamson: That's what's real forever.

Crazy credits
Drawings of children's imaginary friends are featured during the end credits.

Connections
Featured in Opal Dream: Behind the Scenes (2007)

Soundtracks
Right Back Where We Started from
Written by J. Vincent Edwards and Pierre Tubbs
Performed by Maxine Nightingale

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Featured review

9/10

Heartwarming family movie about imaginary friends

I saw this movie at the 2006 International Film Festival of Rotterdam.

Heartwarming family movie about imaginary friends.

The 9 year old daughter of a family in an opal mining town enjoys company of two imaginary friends. She becomes ill after something happens to them. The father is suspected of theft, making his household outcasts in the rough Australian mining community. The older brother has always felt embarrassed of his sister's behavior, but decides to help her anyway.

Movie manages to make the audience both laugh and care about its subject "imaginary friends". Very entertaining, Excellent performances from the child actors. Recommended.

9/10

Credits Trivia: The story is based on the book "Pobby and Dingan" (2000) by UK-based author Ben Rice. Pobby and Dingan are the names of the imaginary friends. I just happened to run into this little 100 page book a week after seeing the movie.