“As it tackles the thorny subject of redemption – both seeking it and granting it – BOY A thrives on Mr. Garfield’s painfully innocent and vulnerable performance."
– S. James Snyder, New York Sun

“First-rate performances, artful construction and meticulous understatement.” – Joe Leydon, Variety

“The script by the woefully underrated Mark O’Rowe (INTERMISSION) is a tight leash linked by sharp surprises – and rising actor Andrew Garfield is held taut by the tough Brit character actor Peter Mullan.”
– New York magazine

“A drama that will leave audiences stunned.” – Newsday

A HAUNTING BRITISH DRAMA that owes something to the postwar kitchen-sink sensibility pioneered by John Osborne and his angry young men. Can a young man who has spent most of his life in prison for committing a horrendous crime re-enter the world under a new identity and find the strength to redeem himself? Newcomer Andrew Garfield gives a quietly compelling performance as Jack, a young man with a past; Peter Mullan (MY NAME IS JOE) is his hopeful caseworker and Katie Lyons, his newfound love interest. Ironically, a publicized act as a Good Samaritan threatens to unmask Jack’s past. This deeply affecting working class drama could be set in any country at any time in history, for its insights into the fragility of human nature resonate with a timeless quality.

UK • 2007 • 100 MINUTES • THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY • RATED R