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Boy A (2007) #1 - Who decides who gets a second chance?
 Saw this film a couple of days ago and it still haunts me. Really well made and great performances by the entire cast especially Andrew Garfield as Jack and Taylor Doherty as Philip. Based on the award winning novel of the same name by Jonathan Trigell, Jack (Andrew Garfield) is released from prison at the age of 24, having been institutionalized for most of his life after he and another boy murdered a child, when they were themselves children. The film follows Jack's difficult attempts to readjust to the world outside of confinement and restart a life which never really got going. Under the fatherly mentor- ship of Terry (Peter Mullan) his parole contact and social worker, he experiences a coming of age, which would normally have happened years ago. But forces from the past are constantly upon him, as we learn more about the events leading up to the crime which has ruined so many lives, there is an increasing sense of suspense, intrigue and ultimately doom: the tabloid press and Terry's real son are not going to let things lie. __________________
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Sounds pretty interesting.
Where did you see this? And is there gonna be a nationwide release? From the sounds of it, I'd guess it'd be more of a limited release... |
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It was on ITV in England last month but It's in very limited release in the U.S., wasn't able to find it in my area so I saw it online.
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BOY A - Who Decides Who Gets A Second Chance?
Boy A This is a TV movie which was shown in UK last year and according to IMDB, it was shown in USA in July, did anybody see it? Its a book by Jonathan Trigell which was made into a movie The actor who plays Jack/Boy A - Andrew Garfield won the 2008 Best Actor BAFTA TV Award for his performance  IMDB - Boy A (2007) Channel 4 (UK) - Boy A It's a fictional story about Jack (Andrew Garfield), a young man who has spent most of his life in institutions paying for a terrible crime he committed as a minor. At 24 years old Jack is released into an unrecognisable adult world with a new name, a new job; a new life. Only his case worker, Terry (Peter Mullan), knows his true identity. Anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack, desperate to re-build his life and seize this second chance, has to contend with not being able to tell the people he gets to know, and love, of his true past and the monstrous secret he must keep hidden. __________________
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I've heard of this, but I've never seen it. I didn't even know what it was about, thanks for the synopsis. It does sound good. Is it out on DVD?
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It should be
 Right now i am reading the book __________________
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I made a thread for this last month and no one had heard about it. Nice to see someone else who's seen it
. I loved it, couldn't stop thinking about it for over a week. __________________
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Merged both threads.
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Saw this movie yesterday, and I LOVED. Very interesting and well acted. Andrew Garfield is amazingly talented <3
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It's an amazing film indeed. And incredible acting by Andrew Garfield!
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 Thanks for recommending it to me, I really, really loved <3__________________
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No problem! I knew you'd love it.  __________________
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 I think I'll watch it again tomorrow, and make sure I catch the lines I missed because of the accent  DO YOU LOVE ME?  __________________
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 So simple, dude!  __________________
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I KNOW! It drove me insane. Thank God I thought it was something that made no sense in the scene whatsoever, which obviously made me question the original line
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