WONDROUS OBLIVION

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• Release Year: 2003
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
• Plot: A wide-eyed boy in a narrow-minded world.; ; ; Eleven-year-old David Wiseman lives with the singular dream of being a cricket star, but much to the dismay and ridicule of his classmates, he is all passion and no skill. The son of a traditional Jewish family living in the racial and cultural turbulence of 1960s South London, David and his world are shaken by the unexpected arrival of the Samuels, a lively and big-hearted Jamaican family.; ; When Dennis Samuels (Delroy Lindo, The Cider House Rules) erects a cricket net in his backyard, David is ecstatic. However, David's enthusiasm is not shared by all in his racially-charged community and the Wisemans find themselves forced to choose between aligning with the prejudices of the neighborhood and sticking by their new-found friends. Directed by Academy Award® nominee Paul Morrison, Wondrous Oblivion is a warm-hearted, coming-of-age story - a portrait of the importance of family, tolerance and standing up for what is right.;
• Cast: Leagh Conwell, Dominic Barklem, Jo Stone-Fewings, Emily Woof, Yasmin Paige, Richard Ashton, Carol MacReady, Stanley Townsend, Osnat Schmool, Mark Penfold, Philip Whitchurch, Angela Wynter, Petra Letang, Louis Mahoney, Anni Domingo, Delroy Lindo, Leonie Elliott, Naomi Simpson, Hugh Mitchell, Sam Smith, Tom Roberts, Mary Cunningham, Jon Rumney, Stephen Richmond, Gary McDonald, Newton Boothe, Chris Geere, Frank Mills, Bruce Cook, Alex Wetten, Rhashan Stone, Carolene Hinds, Sophie Walker, Julia Ford, Ben Borowiecki, Alexander Green, Ashley Jones, Stan Robinson, Ben McCosker, Danny Robinson, William Green, Tim Treloar, Lionel Mark Smith, Bill Wallis, Ukachi Akalawu, Lucy Gusen, Maxine Green, Stewart Gurney, Warren Heyes, Geetha Joseph, Delores Kuman, Joe Mafe, Claude Martin Currie, Alexis Roberts, Russell Sargeant, Barrington Anderson, Maureen Hibbert, Frank Holden, 'Turkey' Clement Lewis, Irven Lewis, Perry Louis, Simon Peter, Melvyn Saunders, Roy Shirley, Bill Wiltshire, Abdul Popoola, Jurgen Proschinger, Paul Morrison
• Director: Paul Morrison
• Runtime: 1:41
• Company: Palm Pictures
• Media Format: Movie