OPENING NIGHT • FOCUS: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND &bull Exhilarating, deeply moving and unflinchingly humorous, The Boys Are Back is a story of the wonders, challenges and pitfalls of fatherhood, change and growing up. The life of charming, fun, energetic and happily married sportswriter Joe Warr (a stellar Clive Owen) is thrown into turmoil by his wife's untimely death. Against all odds, he embraces single parenthood. Juggling cereal boxes, laundry, the expectations of his mother-in-law and the demands of his job, Joe brings an openhearted commitment to the chaotic joy of raising his two sons: a curious six-year-old and a rebel teenager from his previous marriage. In a household unabashedly lacking in rules and churning with submerged feelings, things constantly verge on disaster. Each member seems part child, part adolescent, part grown-up as together they navigate a mutual maelstrom of grief and reinvent their family. It's a heady, wonderful ride masterfully helmed by Scott Hicks (Shine, MVFF 1996). —Zoë Elton
Running time: 104 Country: Australia;UK Category: World Cinema Directed by: Scott Hicks Producers: Greg Brenman, Tim White Screenwriter: Allan Cubitt, memoir by Simon Carr Cinematographer: Greig Fraser Editor: Scott Grey Cast: Clive Owen, Emma Booth, Laura Fraser, George Mackay, Nicholas McAnulty
Ticket Codes: BOYB08P - Film and Gala BOYB08S - Film Only
Print Source: Miramax Films 161 Avenue of the Americas 15th floor New York, NY 10013
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Screening:
Thu. Oct 8th, 2009 @ 7:15 PM - Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley CA
This film has gone to RUSH. If seats become available, they will be sold to patrons in the RUSH line on a first come, first served basis. Cash only, no discounts.
