Tom & Thomas (2002)

A young boy empath who feels the pain and experiences of another is dismissed as having an imaginary friend. Then the two meet and the adventure begins as the discovery of their mutual history unfolds.

Director:

Esmé Lammers

Writer:

Esmé Lammers

Stars:

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sean Bean, Inday Ba

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson	...	Tom / Thomas (as Aaron Johnson)
Sean Bean	...	Paul Sheppard
Inday Ba	...	Celia Scofield
Bill Stewart	...	Finch
Sean Harris	...	Kevin
Derek de Lint	...	Mr. Bancroft
Geraldine James	...	Miss Tromp
Jonathan Schwerzmann	...	Older Boy
Romaine Fagin	...	Funny Boy
Victoria Hasted	...	Miss Hogan
Ravin J. Ganatra	...	Mr. Bahiti (as Ravin J. Granatra)
Anil Douglas	...	Bruce
Leagh Conwell	...	Harold
Doortje Peters	...	Debby
Mike Dowling	...	Police Officer 1

Storyline

Living in different environments and without actually knowing each other, the nine-year-old boys Tom and Thomas have always been aware of the other's existence. At the time they finally meet Tom is on the run from some child smugglers who operate their business from his boy's home. The smugglers mistake Thomas for Tom and attempt to get him out of the country on a plane. Tom, who has no intention of losing his brother, finds himself in the middle of a smuggling operation and it takes all his efforts to reunite with his brother and bring the family together.

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Plot Keywords:

imaginary friend | kidnapping | female teacher | actor playing multiple roles | child kidnapping | 

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Genres:

Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for threatening situations, thematic elements and some mild language

Details

Country:

Netherlands UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 2002 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Széttéphetetlen kötelék

Filming Locations:

Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine II CV, First Floor Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Mirror Maze (at around 35 mins) and after, viewers should realize that although Tom and Thomas are wearing identical white corduroy jackets with hooded orange zippered liners, Thomas' liner is zipped up so his front is orange while Tom's liner is unzipped, so his front is black. A more subtle difference is that Thomas' hair is parted on his left while Tom's hair is parted in the middle. Viewers may confuse them before the Mirror Maze when, after Thomas and his father enter the Space Museum with tickets, Tom sneaks in (at around 34 mins) by calling out "Mom, wait for me", pretending she is ahead of him -- staff thinking he were Thomas would aid his ruse.

User Reviews

It's a mystery why this movie was not marketed on a larger scale..

Being one of the people who were an extra in this movie, I still wonder why this movie did get so little attention, I think the distribution company had a too busy release list to really pay attention to this rather good movie.

Off course he was very concentrated on set, so I did not get to speak to him, but everybody knows Sean Bean as a fine actor, and also Aaron and the rest of the cast and crew did their best.

So that's why I think it's a shame, after so much hard work, that the movie received so little marketing effort. See the movie, it's really nice.

I am grateful for the experience of being a part of this movie, and will do everything I can to make my own movie, which I am currently producing, a great success.