December boys
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | December boys |
| Original title | December boys |
| Country of production | Australia |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rod Hardy |
| script |
Ronald Kinnoch , Marc Rosenberg |
| production | Richard Becker |
| music | Carlo Giacco |
| camera | David Connell |
| cut | Dany Cooper |
| occupation | |
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December Boys is a drama from Australia that hit Austrian and German cinemas in 2007 . The main role was played by Daniel Radcliffe , who became known for the film adaptations of the Harry Potter novels .
action
The four orphans Maps, Misty, Spark and Spit are best friends and were all born in December. Since there are few adoption options for them, they can spend their Christmas holidays by the sea as a little compensation. Shortly after arriving, they befriend the young couple Fearless and Teresa. Misty, Spark, and Spit quickly approach Teresa, but Maps refuses to speak to her. Instead, he meets up with Lucy, a pretty girl who spends the holidays on the beach with her uncle. She leads him to strange rocks where they meet again and again and spend a lot of time together.
The prospect that Fearless and Teresa might adopt one of the boys creates rivalry between the friends. Although they try not to admit this to themselves, it escalates into a solid fight between Maps and Misty. Maps, who is emotionally battered anyway, almost loses faith in human interaction. Not only that "his" Lucy has quietly and secretly disappeared again and, when he finds her again, is already cheating on him with the next best boy, he also has to discover that Fearless had lied to him and the boys. Obviously overwhelmed with the whole situation, Maps withdraws again. But when one day Misty is driven out into the open sea and threatens to drown, he rushes to him, although he cannot swim himself. However, through Fearless' quick intervention, both can be saved and Maps and Misty reconcile. As expected by everyone, Misty is to be adopted by Fearless and Teresa, but when they announce this good news to him and he sees his 3 friends playing on the beach without him, he can't help but cancel the adoption.
After many years, Misty, Spark and Spit meet again as old men on the beach where they had spent their holidays. Maps, who had become a priest in Africa and has since passed away, asked Misty to throw his ashes into the sea here, which the three of them do together.
background
The film was made in Adelaide and on Kangaroo Island . The film premiered in Melbourne on September 9, 2007 , and was released in Germany on October 11, 2007.
music
The music comes from the Australian film composer Carlo Giacco (* 1972); the title song was composed and sung by Peter Cincotti .
reception
criticism
“In brightly colored, great panorama pictures, 'December Boys' tells a soulful, magical story about friendship, envy and the desire for love. The central conflict of the orphans, which is determined by the longing for a real family, is portrayed in a particularly sensitive way. In particular, 'Harry Potter' actor Daniel Radcliffe proves that he has a talent for character roles - even if it is unusual to see him with hairy legs or a cigarette in hand. "
Awards
Screenwriter Marc Rosenberg received an Awgie Award from the Australian Writers' Guild in 2007 . Director Rod Hardy received the CGS Award at the 2008 Giffoni Film Festival .
Gross profit
With an estimated budget of $ 4 million, the film grossed only about $ 1.2 million worldwide.
Web links
- December Boys in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official website
- December Boys at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for December Boys . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 481 K).
- ↑ DecemberBoys prodnotes.pdf. (PDF; 174 kB) (No longer available online.) Warner Bros. , archived from the original on March 9, 2016 ; Retrieved June 3, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cinema.de
- ↑ December Boys (2007) Awards. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 3, 2012 .
- ↑ December Boys (2007) - Box office results. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 3, 2012 .
- ↑ December Boys (2007) - Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, accessed June 3, 2012 .
