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Released 18 years ago.
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Boy A
"Who decides who gets a second chance?"
2008 1h 46m EN
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CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the road one day, Jack notices a distressed child, and, after reuniting the girl with her family, becomes a local celebrity. But when a local newspaper unearths his past, Jack must cope with the anger of citizens who fear for the safety of their children.
โWho decides who gets a second chance?โ
Cast
Andrew Garfield
Jack Burridge
Katie Lyons
Michelle
Peter Mullan
Terry
Shaun Evans
Chris
Siobhan Finneran
Kelly
Alfie Owen
Eric Wilson
James Young
Zeb
Jeremy Swift
Dave
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- John Crowley
- Writers
- Mark O'Rowe
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by John Crowley, shot by Rob Hardy. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by Paddy Cunneen. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Lucia Zucchetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Andrew Garfield and Katie Lyons and Peter Mullan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Who decides who gets a second chance?".
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IMDB entry: tt1078188 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
John Crowley directs. Rob Hardy behind the camera. Paddy Cunneen scores. Lucia Zucchetti cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Directed by John Crowley, shot by Rob Hardy. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Paddy Cunneen. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Lucia Zucchetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Andrew Garfield and Katie Lyons and Peter Mullan carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Who decides who gets a second chance?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1078188 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 23 themes, including "child abuse", "rape", "based on novel or book", "parent child relationship".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rob Hardy
- Original score
- Paddy Cunneen
- Editing
- Lucia Zucchetti
- Production design
- Jon Henson
- Costume design
- Julian Day
- Makeup / hair
- Sarah Campbell
- Runtime
- 106 min ยท 1h 46m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,200,398
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Boy A (2008)
Also by
John Crowley
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Cuba Pictures
GB
Key crew
- NovelJonathan Trigell
- EditorLucia Zucchetti
- Production DesignJon Henson
- ProducerTally Garner
- ProducerLynn Horsford
- ProducerNick Marston
- Line ProducerSue Calverley
- Executive ProducerLiza Marshall
- Costume DesignJulian Day
- CastingFiona Weir
- Art DirectionAndrea Hughes
- Set DecorationAnita Gupta
- Set DecorationRobert Wischhusen-Hayes
- Makeup ArtistSarah Campbell
- Makeup ArtistJanet Horsfield
- Makeup ArtistJulie Jackson
- Foley ArtistJack Stew
- Foley ArtistJason Swanscott
- StuntsBen Cooke
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- child abuse
- rape
- based on novel or book
- parent child relationship
- rehabilitation
- grave
- melancholy
- based on true story
- coming of age
- criminal
- incest
- childhood
- haunted by the past
- hard
- moral dilemma
- hopeless
- candid
- violent youth
- bold
- disheartening
- empathetic
- harsh
- sympathetic
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Premiere2008-04-25ยท Tribeca Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2008-07-23R
Also known as
International titles
- ็ทๅญฉACN
- A RapazPT
- Chlapec ASK
- ่ฎ็ซฅไนๆญCN
- ๅฟ็ต้็ชCN
- ็ทๅญฉ็ฒCN
