
Nico the Unicorn(1998)
As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.


John Hurt
The Storyteller

Reece Dinsdale
Fearnot

Willie Ross
Tinker

Frederick Warder
The Half-Man

Gabrielle Anwar
Lidia
James Donnelly
Lidia's Father

Peter Jonfield
Fearnot's Father

Mark Williams
Fearnot's Brother
Lucy Harte
Water Nymphs
Michael Cuckson
Pond Sprite
The Storyteller: Fearnot is a family, fantasy, horror, adventure film released in 1988. Directed by Steve Barron, it stars John Hurt, Reece Dinsdale, Willie Ross. A carefree, absent-minded boy who is never scared goes on a strange journey to discover fear.
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