Opal Dream (also known as Pobby and Dingan) is a 2006 Australian drama film, based on the Ben Rice novella Pobby and Dingan, directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring an ensemble cast including Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzie, Christian Byers and Sapphire Boyce. It was filmed on location around South Australia, in Adelaide, Coober Pedy and Woomera. Opal Dream was released in Australia on 28 September 2006, with eventual release around the world...
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Opal Dream (also known as Pobby and Dingan) is a 2006 Australian drama film, based on the Ben Rice novella Pobby and Dingan, directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring an ensemble cast including Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzie, Christian Byers and Sapphire Boyce. It was filmed on location around South Australia, in Adelaide, Coober Pedy and Woomera. Opal Dream was released in Australia on 28 September 2006, with eventual release around the world.
The film begins by introducing Kellyanne Williamson, playing with Pobby and Dingan. They have moved to Coober Pedy, known as the "opal capital of Australia", at the insistence of her father, Rex Williamson, who dreamt of fortune - but ultimately has little success - in opal mining. Pobby and Dingan are imaginary, so only Kellyanne can see them; her brother Ashmol, while he loves his sister, is frequently annoyed when she talks to two imaginary people, and some of the kids at school tease the siblings because of them.
Their parents, Rex and...
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