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Nowhere Special (2020)

Nowhere Special poster
Directed by
Uberto Pasolini
Genre
drama film
Country
Romania, United Kingdom, Italy
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
M
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 232 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single father in Northern Ireland has a terminal illness. He searches for the right adoptive parents for his four-year-old son before he dies.

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What happens

Nowhere Special is an internationally co-produced drama film written, directed, and produced by Uberto Pasolini. The film, set in Northern Ireland, stars James Norton and Daniel Lamont. The story follows John, a single parent to four-year-old Michael, who must make arrangements for the care of his son when he is faced with the reality of terminal illness. It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 10 September 2020, and was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2021 and opened in movie theaters in the United States on 26 April 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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