Adapted from the multi award winning novel by Jonathan Trigell Boy A is a powerful coming-of-age drama that raises difficult questions about the morals of our times. Boy A is a fictional drama centred around a young man called Jack (Andrew Garfield). When he was young Jack was invloved in the murder of a child and as such has spent most of his youth in juvenile prisons. Released from prison into an unrecognizable adult world Jack is given a new name new job new home; a new life. But anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack 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. [show more]
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John Crowley directs this drama based on a novel by Jonathan Trigell. Having been institutionalised for most of his life, Jack Burridge (Andrew Garfield) is finally released from prison at the age of 24 under the guidance of mentor Terry (Peter Mullan), and given a new identity. The events leading up to his incarceration are told in episodic flashback throughout the film: after a life of abuse and neglect, he and another boy - Eric (Taylor Doherty) - murdered a child while they themselves were still children. As Jack attempts to move on with his life, his dark secret weighs him down and puts him at risk of exposure to an unforgiving public.
John Crowley directs this drama based on a novel by Jonathan Trigell. Having been institutionalised for most of his life, Jack Burridge (Andrew Garfield) is finally released from prison at the age of 24 under the guidance of mentor Terry (Peter Mullan), and given a new identity. The events leading up to his incarceration are told in episodic flashback throughout the film: after a life of abuse and neglect, he and another boy - Eric (Taylor Doherty) - murdered a child while they themselves were still children. As Jack attempts to move on with his life, his dark secret weighs him down and puts him at risk of exposure to an unforgiving public. Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.
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