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Title: Boy A (2007)
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13 wins & 11 nominations. See more awards »
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Andrew Garfield | Jack Burridge | |
 | Peter Mullan | Terry | |
 | Siobhan Finneran | Kelly | |
 | Alfie Owen | Eric Wilson | |
| Victoria Brazier | Teacher | |
 | Skye Bennett | Angela | |
| Madeleine Rakic-Platt | Schoolgirl | |
 | Josef Altin | Bully | |
| Dudley Brewis | 2nd Bully | |
| Leigh Symonds | Eric's Dad | |
| Maria Gough | Eric's Mum | |
| Taylor Doherty | Philip Craig | |
 | Jeremy Swift | Dave | |
 | Shaun Evans | Chris | |
| Carlene Hanson | Waitress | |
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A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy weighs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. Written by Peter Brandt Nielsen
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new identity | child abuse | murder of a child | redemption | rehabilitation|Taglines:
Who Decides Who Gets A Second Chance? See more »Genres:
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Rated R for language, sexuality, some disturbing content and brief drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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4 September 2008 (Singapore) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$13,024, 27 July 2008, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$106,368, 22 August 2008Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Jack Burridge: [laughing] You're fucking nuts. Carry on. Keep going! Keep going! Keep going!
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In a retrospective scene young Eric and his friend Philip are walking around impersonating Spider-Man shooting web and swinging along the street. Andrew Garfield, the actor playing old Eric/ Jack, is Peter Parker/Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). See more »Quotes
Michelle: [showing her breasts posing for Jack's photograph] What?Jack Burridge: [laughing] You're fucking nuts. Carry on. Keep going! Keep going! Keep going!
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