Wondrous Oblivion
Wondrous Oblivion

Wondrous Oblivion

A wide-eyed boy in a narrow-minded world.

6.7(19 votes)
2004
1h 46m
Drama

David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting and and standing up for his new friends

Cast

Sam Smith

Sam Smith

David Wiseman

Emily Woof

Emily Woof

Ruth Wiseman

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Victor

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Dennis

Leagh Conwell

Leagh Conwell

Jessop

Dominic Barklem

Dominic Barklem

Pritchard

Yasmin Paige

Yasmin Paige

Lilian

Richard Ashton

Richard Ashton

W.G. Grace

Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts

James Bryce

Hugh Mitchell

Hugh Mitchell

Hargreaves

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