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Paperhouse

A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality.

Film19881h 32m

FantasyDrama
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Director
Bernard Rose
Language
English
Released
1988-09-10
Runtime
1h 32m

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A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

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