This boy's life

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.

Produced by: Warner Bros. [us]

Certification: USA:R / UK:15 / Sweden:11

Language: English

Genre/keyword: Drama / based-on-true-story / 1950s

Runtime: USA:115

Sound Mix: Dolby

Directed by

Michael Caton-Jones

Cast (in credits order)

Robert De Niro .... Dwight Hansen

Ellen Barkin .... Caroline Wolff

Leonardo DiCaprio .... Toby

Jonah Blechman .... Arthur Gayle

Eliza Dushku .... Pearl

Chris Cooper (I) .... Roy

Carla Gugino .... Norma

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