Romulus, My Father (2007)

Directed by

Richard Roxburgh

Genre

biographical film, coming-of-age film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

12

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father and mother struggle to raise their young son in rural Australia. The family faces poverty and mental illness.

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What happens

Romulus, My Father is a 2007 Australian drama film directed by Richard Roxburgh. Based on the memoir of the same name by Raimond Gaita, the film tells the story of Romulus (Eric Bana) and his wife Christine (Franka Potente), and their struggle in the face of great adversity to raise their son, Raimond, played by the nine-year-old Kodi Smit-McPhee. The film marks the directorial debut for Australian actor Richard Roxburgh. It was commended in the Australian Film Critics Association 2007 Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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