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Wondrous Oblivion (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 6  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 6.4/10
 
Consensus: Wondrous Oblivion wants to be touching, but is too often sappy. This coming-of-age/cricket tale wants to be touching, but is too often sappy. more
 
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Theatrical Release: Nov 3, 2006 Limited
Synopsis:
Eleven year old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it. He has all the kit but none of the skill, and he's a laughing stock at school. So when a Jamaican family move in next door and build a cricket net in the back garden, David is in seventh heaven. But this is 1960's England, and when the... [More]
Eleven year old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it. He has all the kit but none of the skill, and he's a laughing stock at school. So when a Jamaican family move in next door and build a cricket net in the back garden, David is in seventh heaven. But this is 1960's England, and when the neighbours start to make life difficult for the new arrivals, David's family are caught in the middle, and he has to choose between fitting in and standing up for the new friends who have turned his world upside down. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Sam Smith, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Townsend, Emily Woof, Richard Ashton

Director: Paul Morrison

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 20, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
  • Closed Caption - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Paul Morris - Director
  • Featurette - Making Of

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onomatopoeia11 11/27/07
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I was certainly in a "Wondrous Oblivion" after i saw this wretched pile of garbage. More
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addy_rocks 11/21/07
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"Wondrous Oblivion" takes place in South London in 1960 where David Wiseman(Sam Smith) is the child of Jewish... More
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A wonderful little movie about a boy who loves cricket. No, it's about Jewish family dynamics. No, it's about racism in... More
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www_vacuity_de 08/08/04
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Wondrous Oblivion is a great story. It's rather simple, but it's got lots of depth and makes you think. I loved it. I just... More
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Not a bad little film, set in 1960 London with an anti-racist message. It's being billed as a cricket version of Billy... More
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