CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2004
In the Realms of the Unreal posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2004 1h 21m USA

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01 / THE STORY

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Narrator/Vivian Girls (Voice)

Larry Pine

Larry Pine

Henry Darger (Voice)

Wally Wingert

Wally Wingert

Voice