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The Boys Are Back

The Boys Are Back

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 25, 2009

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama

User Score

63%

Original Title

The Boys Are Back

Production Companies

Australian Film Finance Corporation, BBC Film, Hopscotch Productions, Screen Australia, Southern Light Films, Tiger Aspect, South Australian Film Corporation

Director

Scott Hicks

Description

When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.