The Boy (2015)

An intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.

Director:

Craig William Macneill

Writers:

Craig William Macneill, Clay McLeod Chapman (novel)

Stars:

David Morse, Jared Breeze, Rainn Wilson

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Morse	...	John Henley
Jared Breeze	...	Ted Henley
Rainn Wilson	...	William Colby
Bill Sage	...	Sheriff Deacon Whit
Mike Vogel	...	Dad
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Mom
Aiden Lovekamp	...	Ben
David Valencia	...	Marcus
Sam Morse	...	Derek
Andres Echavarria	...	Clayton
Luisa Brooke	...	Alyson
Amalia Santa Maria	...	Jennifer (as Amalia Santamaria)
Manuela Guerra	...	Sara
Hong Kyu Park	...	Tommy
Victoria Escobar	...	Lana

Storyline

An intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.

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Plot Keywords:

boy in underwear | 9 year old | murder | child with a knife | son murders father | 

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Taglines:

Evil Always Begins Somewhere.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Child

Filming Locations:

Colombia

Company Credits

Production Co:

SpectreVision, Chiller Films, Contento Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film takes place in the summer of 1989.

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Goofs

The movie is set in 1989. When Ted and the other boy explore the sewer tunnel, Ted uses a multi-LED flashlight. LED flashlights were invented in 1998, and were not commercially available before 2001.

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Soundtracks

Crimson and Clover
Written by Tommy James (uncredited) and Peter P. Lucia Jr. (uncredited)
Performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Originally performed by Tommy James and Tommy James & The Shondells

User Reviews

Atmospheric and eerily realistic

First, let me say that this film is very underrated because of those that don't appreciate psycho/social storyline building that does not have instant gratification. If you are one of those then move on- you wont appreciate this understated and psychological story.

The story shows how the pain, anger and isolation of a frustrated young boy can create just the right recipe for a Sociopath. It presents a story that is realistic and chilling as you watch the progression of the boy's desperation and thus psychosis taking hold of him. The atmosphere is quietly horrifying as you feel the constant loss and emptiness that surrounds this boy and the way it understandably sets the stage for his survival. He needs to get out of there and get away, but is becoming more and more socially awkward do to the isolation and heavy depression that surrounds him. This creates an emotional numbness that leads him to distract himself with creating drama and destruction around him until he finally decides to find his opportunity to escape by any means necessary.