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Beautiful Boy
Directed by
Felix Van Groeningen
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt
Screenplay by
Luke Davies and Felix Van Groeningen
Based on the memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by
David Sheff
and the memoir Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by
Nic Sheff
With:
Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan, Kaitlyn Dever, Andre Royo, Timothy Hutton, and LisaGay Hamilton
Cinematography:
Ruben Impens
Editing: Nico Leunen
Editing: Nico Leunen
Runtime:
120 min
Release Date: 25 October 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 25 October 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Felix van Groeningen’s first English language film is a distressing story of addiction and parental pain. Well-structured, exquisitely acted, maybe a little too careful.