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This Boy's Life (1993) [R]

Release Date:
April 9, 1993

Original Title:
This Boy's Life

Alternate Titles:
Ez a fiúk sorsa
Mi vida como hijo
O Despertar de Um Homem
This Boy's Life - Die Geschichte einer Jugend
이 소년의 삶

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Knickerbocker Films
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  FR: TP  GB: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 115

He looked like the ideal husband. He seemed like the perfect father. That's just what they needed. But that's not what they got.

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When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.

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Art Direction:
Sandy Cochrane

Assistant Sound Editor:
Monique 'Nico' Salvato

Casting:
Owens Hill
Rachel Abroms

Co-Producer:
Fitch Cady

Costume Design:
Richard Hornung

Director:
Michael Caton-Jones

Director of Photography:
David Watkin

Editor:
Jim Clark

Executive Producer:
Peter Guber
Jon Peters

Makeup Artist:
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil
Ryan McCormick
David Forrest

Novel:
Tobias Wolff

Original Music Composer:
Carter Burwell

Producer:
Art Linson

Production Design:
Stephen J. Lineweaver

Screenplay:
Robert Getchell

Set Decoration:
Jim Erickson

Sound Editor:
Eric Potter

Sound Effects Editor:
Martin Maryska
John Benson

Unit Production Manager:
Donald Hauer
Casey Grant

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