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Seven speedy minutes with 'Nim's Island' star Jodie Foster

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Nim's Island

Director: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin

Cast: Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler

(FoxWalden, 2008) Rated: PG

US theatrical release date: 4 April 2008 (General release)

UK theatrical release date: 2 May 2008 (General release)

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The focus in Nim's Island is most earnestly on the relationship that develops between 11-year-old Nim and Alex (Jodie Foster) from San Francisco.

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