Boy A

Boy A is a 2007 BAFTA award-winning film adaptation of Jonathan Trigell's critically acclaimed novel of the same name which shares some similarities with the notorious James Patrick Bulger case. The film premièred at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. It is directed by John Crowley and stars Andrew Garfield (who won the 2008 Best Actor BAFTA TV Award for his performance), Peter Mullan and Katie Lyons. The USA cinematic release is distributed by the ... more

Boy A is a 2007 BAFTA award-winning film adaptation of Jonathan Trigell's critically acclaimed novel of the same name which shares some similarities with the notorious James Patrick Bulger case. The film premièred at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. It is directed by John Crowley and stars Andrew Garfield (who won the 2008 Best Actor BAFTA TV Award for his performance), Peter Mullan and Katie Lyons. The USA cinematic release is distributed by the Weinstein Company. A boy, Eric Wilson, befriends another boy, Philip Craig, a troublemaker who rescues Eric from some bullies, who himself is the victim of rape by his older brother. One day Philip gets into an argument with a schoolgirl who has come upon them loitering in a park. She criticizes them, calling them scum, when she sees Philip vandalizing a park sign with a box cutter. Philip approaches her and starts slashing at her forearms with the knife for insulting him. He then grabs the girl and drags her down under a bridge above a small... less