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The Boys Are Back In Town
Cast: Clive Owen
Director: Scott Hicks
Acclaimed director Scott Hicks (Shine), returns to Australia to direct this moving drama starring the
brilliant Clive Owen.
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN tells the story of Joe - a dry, cynical British sports journalist who is never short of a quip. He lives the ideal ex-pat lifestyle in regional South Australia with his beautiful Australian wife Katy and their son Artie. When Katy suddenly dies, Joe is left to his own devices with his small son. He really does not know how to cope with his grief or how to bring up a child. His initial response is to
spoil Artie rotten but pretty soon Artie is running wild and Joe’s parents-in-law are not happy. Joe
needs to toughen up and brighten up but he is also trying to juggle his journalism career and there
doesn’t seem to be enough room for anything else.
When he meets local woman Laura, there is an
instant attraction but Joe can’t seem to let go of the past and open himself up to another woman.
Meanwhile, his teenager son Harry, from a previous marriage, has arrived from the UK and has landed
on his doorstep. So now he has to look after two boys, one a teenager who doesn’t particularly like
him. Joe needs to learn how to become a father and not a friend. Comparable to hits such as
Kramer Vs Kramer and About a Boy, THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN promises to be one of the most
moving dramas of recent years and to become an Australian classic.
The Boys Are Back In Town
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