December Boys

Film Description

Based on the novel by Michael Noonan, this is a touching coming-of-age drama set in Australia in the 1960s. Maps (Daniel Radcliffe), Misty, Sparks, and Spit are four best friends living in a Catholic orphanage, each hoping to be adopted by a decent family, but learning that dreams don't always come true, and that adults often let kids down.

Because they were all born in December, they are the first group to be taken to stay with two of the orphanage's benefactors, an older couple who have offered to house the kids during the Christmas season. As the boys frolic by the sea and experience other new and exciting things, they quickly discover that there is much more to the world than they had ever imagined. However, when Misty overhears his hosts saying that they are considering adopting one of the boys, their carefree fun turns to bitter rivalry as the boys compete for their affections.

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Related Genres

• Contemporary Film / Drama
• Contemporary Film / British