Little Boy Blue (1997)

Directed by

Antonio Tibaldi

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

16

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy in rural Texas lives under the abusive control of his war-veteran father. A series of events forces the family to confront dark secrets and past trauma.

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What happens

Little Boy Blue is a 1997 independent drama film directed by Antonio Tibaldi. The film stars Ryan Phillippe as Jimmy West, a teenager caught in the abusive control of his father, Ray West (John Savage), a Vietnam War veteran. Set in rural Texas, the story explores themes of family dysfunction, abuse, and abduction, culminating in revelations about Jimmy's past and violent confrontations within the family. The film premiered at the Italian festival Mystfest in June 1997 and was later shown in the United States at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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