Ben Is Back

Peter Hedges20181h 43mCrime, Family Drama

Why we chose it

Writer-director Peter Hedges (“About a Boy”) and his actor son had a deal never to work together, until Julia Roberts read the script and insisted that Lucas play her son. The film spans twenty-four hours of Christmas Eve, as a mother tries with everything she has to believe her own child.

Synopsis

When nineteen-year-old Ben turns up unannounced at the family home on the morning of Christmas Eve, his mother Holly is as frightened as she is happy. He swears he’s finished with drugs, and Holly, after emptying the medicine cabinet into her handbag and counting her jewellery, agrees he can stay until tomorrow. From then on, she never lets him out of her sight.

Information

Director
Cast
Production year
2018
Decade
2010s
Duration
1h 43m
Language
English
Country
United States
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
12+

Beijing International Film Festival

Official Selection

2019

What others say

3.4
33 reviews

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