Boy A

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Boy A
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R,1hr 39min
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July 23, 2008
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The Weinstein Co.
Synopsis: A man looking to shed his former identity in order to move beyond his traumatic past discovers that the past and the future are inexorably linked in director John Crowley's feature adaptation of a novel by author Jonathan Trigell. Terry (Peter Mullan) is a caseworker whose job it is to help people create new lives. His latest charge is a young man with a troubled past who eventually decides on the new name Jack (Andrew Garfield). Jack has decided to start a new life in Manchester, where no one is ... Full Synopsis
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It's beautiful. I loved it. And it broke my heart. Full Review
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75
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out of 100
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Andrew Garfield in "Boy A" (The Weinstein Company)
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