The Dwelling Place

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Drama

Set in the 1830s, the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of parents and the repossession of the family home. She finds a barren place to live and care for her younger brothers and sisters with the help of Matthew, a local carpenter, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family take an unwelcome interest.

Released: May 8, 1994

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Tracy Whitwell

Cassie Brodie

Lucy Cohu

Isabelle Fischel

Ray Stevenson

Matthew Turnbull

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