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Sleepwalking is a american film of genre Drama directed by Bill Maher released in USA on 22 january 2008 with AnnaSophia Robb
Sleepwalking (2008)
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Add to a movie listSleepwalking is a 2008 dramatic film starring Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, and Charlize Theron (who also produces the film). It centers on the bonding of a 30-year-old man and his 12-year-old niece after she is abandoned by her mother. The girl is taken in by the state after he loses his job and apartment. The two then depart on a road trip to his father's farm, a place he and his sister never intended to go back to. 'Sleepwalking' was an original screenplay by Zac Stanford and was the directorial debut of William Maher. Shooting began in October, 2006 in Moose Jaw and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada under the working title Ferris Wheel. It was filmed on a 29-day shooting schedule often under sub-zero conditions. The film featured the song "Come On, Come Out" by A Fine Frenzy. It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2008.
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Une fillette de onze est abandonnée par sa mère.Actors
AnnaSophia Robb
(Tara)
Nick Stahl
(James)
Charlize Theron
(Joleen)
Dennis Hopper
(Mr. Reedy)
Woody Harrelson
(Randall)
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