A Boy Called Dad
| A Boy Called Dad | |
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 UK promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Brian Percival |
| Written by | Julie Rutterford |
| Produced by | Made Up North Productions |
| Starring | Ian Hart Louise Delamere |
| Cinematography | David Katznelson |
Release date | April 30, 2010 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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A Boy Called Dad is a British feature film, produced in 2009 by Made Up North Productions. It stars Ian Hart and Kyle Ward and is the feature film début of BAFTA winning director Brian Percival BAFTA winning screenwriter Julie Rutterford, and BAFTA nominated producer Michael Knowles and Stacey Murray.
Plot Synopsis
A Boy Called Dad tells the story of Robbie – a 14 year old boy who has just become a father. Robbie wishes to take responsibility for his baby son, but the mother wants nothing more to do with him. A near-accident reunites Robbie with his own estranged father, Joe, and for a while their relationship flourishes. But Joe proves a feckless, unreliable man, and Robbie realizes he does not want to be the same kind of father to his own child. Seeing the baby with its mother and her abusive new boyfriend, Robbie decides to take action. Confrontation leads to violence, and Robbie snatches his baby son and goes on the run. Travelling cross country, he meets traumatised young woman Nia, who has some ugly family issues of her own to resolve. Meanwhile an increasingly guilt-ridden Joe searches for Robbie, trying to second guess where he might go next. The search leads to a final confrontation between Joe and Robbie in which each is forced to face up to the past and comes to understand what it really means to be a father.
Cast
Festival Screenings
A Boy Called Dad received its World Premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2009 where it was nominated for the Michael Powell award with its young lead Kyle Ward winning a Trailblazer award. The film was also voted an audience favourite at the festival. The film has since gone on to screen in at the 4th International Rome Film Festival,[1] CineMagic in Belfast, and to a home crowd at Salford Film Festival.
References
- Made Up North Productions Website
- Edinburgh Film Festival Website
- 4th International Rome Film Festival
- Cinemagic Belfast Website
- Salford Film Festival Website
External links
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