Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie is a 2005 family film, directed by Wayne Wang. It is an adaptation of the best selling children's novel by Kate DiCamillo.

Plot

Opal Buloni (played by Annasophia Robb ) is a lonely 10-year-old who has just moved to the small town of Naomi, Florida with her father (played by Jeff Daniels). The move has resulted in her losing all her friends, and she now has to make new ones.

While in the Winn-Dixie supermarket, she encounters a scruffy dog that is wreaking havoc. She claims that it is hers, and names it Winn-Dixie. She discovers that Winn-Dixie becomes friends with everyone he encounters, and she makes some new friends in the process. She also rekindles the relationship with her father, and learns about her mother who abandoned them seven years ago.

Main cast

• Annasophia Robb — Opal
• Jeff Daniels — Preacher
• Cicely Tyson — Gloria
• Dave Matthews — Otis
• Eva Marie Saint — Miss Franny

External links

• Official site