December Boys

December Boys

2007 · 105 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.0 (181 votes)
Dir. Rod Hardy · Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, James Fraser, Jack Thompson, Teresa Palmer · Music Carlo Giacco

After that summer nothing would be the same.

DramaRomance

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

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A sun-drenched, bittersweet tale of young friendships tested by the yearning for family. It captures the ache of growing up and the fierce hope for a brighter future, set against a beautiful coastal backdrop.

nostalgicheartfeltmelancholichopefulsteadycoming-of-age dramacharacter-drivennaturalisticfriendshipcoming-of-agefamilyrivalry
seafriendshipbeachorphanagehopeadoptionmale friendshiprivalryteenage crushbest friend
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