This Boy's Life (1993)
A true story based on the award-winning book by Tobias Wolff.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.
Runtime: 115 min.
Rating: 7.1
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: single parent,jealousy,seattle,car mechanic,step father,coming of age,alcoholic,oppression,1950s
Cast
Tobias Wolff
Dwight Hansen
Caroline Wolff Hansen
Roy
Arthur Gayle
Pearl
Norma
Chuck Bolger
Kathy
Arch Cook
Marian
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