Directed by:
Rod HardyScreenplay:
Marc RosenbergCinematography:
David ConnellComposer:
Carlo GiaccoCast:
Daniel Radcliffe, James Fraser, Jack Thompson, Teresa Palmer, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, Sullivan Stapleton, Andy McPhee, Carmel Johnson, Ralph Cotterill (more)VOD (1)
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Maps (Daniel Radcliffe), Misty (Lee Cormie), Sparks (Christian Byers), and Spit (James Fraser) are four best friends who live in a Catholic orphanage, hoping to be adopted but learning that dreams don't come true--and adults often let kids down. Because they were all born in December, they are the first group of boys who get to travel to a small cove and stay with an older couple, Bandy (Jack Thompson) and Skipper (Kris McQuade), two of the orphanage's benefactors who have offered to house the kids during the Christmas season. Once off on this rare vacation, the boys play in the sand and water, eat well, ride on a motorcycle, go to a carnival, and experience other new and exciting things as they quickly learn that there is more to the world than they ever imagined--and they get to meet some very strange characters in the process. But when Misty overhears that Teresa (Victoria Hill) and her husband, Fearless (Sullivan Stapleton), are considering adopting one of them, the battle is on--except for Maps, who is older than the others and instead spends his time with Lucy (Teresa Palmer), experiencing his first romance. (official distributor synopsis)
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The film, which from the beginning suggests that it will be very emotional. Well, and that's exactly what it is. Four boys from an orphanage, who were born on the same day. One of them could become a member of a young family. Which one will it be? Well, considering that one of them is Daniel "Harry Potter" Radcliffe, it would seem that the choice is clear. Who wouldn't want to have Harry Potter at home? But don't be fooled, maybe it won't be that easy. In the end, it becomes overly manipulated from an emotional standpoint and wants to squeeze the viewer. It's a pity, it held up quite well the whole time.
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