Summary
A young boy is sent to live with relatives when his parents break up. He befriends a dying boy who has an eerie connection with nature.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.3
Audience score27%
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most dramas, −17 min on the typical 109
typical 10992Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1993
September 29, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
13 of 13
Adam Hann-ByrdDigger
Olympia DukakisBea
Leslie NielsenArthur Evrensel
Timothy BottomsSam Corlett
Joshua JacksonBilly
Barbara WilliamsAnna Corlett
Lochlyn MunroMark
P. Lynn JohnsonMrs. Jackson
Paul BeckerDancer (uncredited)
Kevin SateriParty Friend (uncredited)- DFDanielle FraserMelissa Jackson
Gabrielle MillerRosemary Malone- CAColette AubinYoung Woman
Directing · 1
- Rob Turner Director
Writing · 2
- Rodney Gibbons Writer
- Michael Chandler Writer, Editor
Production · 4
- Paul Sinclair Executive Producer
- Robert K. MacLean Producer
- Alexandra Lexton Co-Producer
- Michele White Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Buckley Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Todd Boekelheide Original Music Composer
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