December Boys Movie
Set in Australia in the 1960s, the touching drama tells the story of Maps (Daniel Radcliffe), Sparks (Christian Byers), Spit (James Fraser) and Misty (Lee Cormie), four close friends who were all born in December. They live in a Catholic convent and look forward to being adopted. Years pass, the boys grow older, and they come to realize that their dreams may never come true. But on a summer holiday at the seaside the orphans are given hope of ever gaining a real family. The boys make friends with a young couple, Teresa (Victoria Hill) and Fearless (Sullivan Stapleton), who are unable to have kids and ready to adopt one of the orphans. While Maps experiences his first love, the other boys put their friendship to the test by competing for adoption.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 2007
- IMDB Rating:
- 6.8
- IMDB Votes:
- 2484
- Countries:
- UK, USA, Australia
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Family
- Tags:
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1960s, Independent film, Orphan, Based on book, Child, Vacation, Holiday, Australia, Australia:PG, seaside
- Domestic:
- $50,715 (4.3%)
- + Foreign:
- $1,124,864 (95.7%)
- = Worldwide:
- $1,175,579
- Opening
Weekend: - $15,810 (4 theaters, $3,952 average) % of Total Gross: 31.2%
- Release:
- 13 theaters