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Boy A

Year:

2008

Duration:

106 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

John Crowley

Awards:

12 wins & 11 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2008-09-04

Filming Locations: Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $13,024 (USA) (27 July 2008)

Gross: $84,230 (USA) (17 August 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jeremy Swift

Boy A

Andrew Garfield

Boy A

Peter Mullan

Terry

Siobhan Finneran

Kelly

Alfie Owen

Eric Wilson

Victoria Brazier

Teacher

Skye Bennett

Angela

Madeleine Rakic-Platt

Schoolgirl

Josef Altin

Bully

Dudley Brewis

2nd Bully

Leigh Symonds

Eric's Dad

Maria Gough

Eric's Mum

Taylor Doherty

Philip Craig

Shaun Evans

Chris

Carlene Hanson

Waitress

Katie Lyons

Michelle

James Young

Zeb

Anthony Lewis

Steve

John Catterall

Man in Club

Tilly Vosburgh

Shopkeeper

Phil Rowson

Policeman

Luke Broughton

Policeman

Paul-Michael Giblin

Photographer

Helen Wilding

Carol

Steven Pacey

Prosecution Barrister

Jared Garfield

Guy 1

Cyriack Stevenson

Council Officer

Tom Cottle

Reporter

Nathan Kershaw

Reporter

Josh Moran

Ticket Collector

Iris Sharples

Woman in Train

Martin L. Evans

Dean (uncredited)

Jessica Mullins

Catherine Thompson

Did you know?

Trivia

In a retrospective scene young Eric and his friend Philip are walking around impersonating Spider-Man shooting web and swinging along the street. Andrew Garfield, the actor playing old Eric/ Jack, is Peter Parker/Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).

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Quotes

Jack Burridge: Jack

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Michelle: [at Jack's photo] Look at you, so cute!

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Michelle: [about Jack's local hero news in the paper] Hey hero! Look what I've got!

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Faq

Why the title "Boy A"?

"Boy A" is the story of a child criminal released into society as an adult. The title is based on the court practice of concealing the identity of child defendants.

Is "Boy A" based on a true story?

The author says that Boy A is a work of fiction, but many viewers see similarities between the story and the murder of James Bulger, one month shy of his third birthday, by two 10-year old boys in Merseyside in northwestern England.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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