Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

Drama Ten-year-old Edward lives in the Lark Hall retirement home run by his parents. He is fascinated with the afterlife and he secretly records the residents on his cassette player, hoping to capture the moment a soul leaves the body. The boy's solitude is interrupted with the arrival of grieving widower Clarence, a retired magician who doesn't suffer children gladly. At first, the boy and the newcomer clash but a dramatic incident brings them together, forging an unlikely friendship. Edward persuades Clarence to revive his act one last time at his 11th birthday party and in return, the veteran helps to put the boy's grievances into perspective. As the relationship deepens between two lost souls, they embark on an important quest to confront the ghosts of the past.