A Boy Called Dad
Filmmaker: Julie Rutterford (writer)
UK / 2010 / 80 min / English
Opening Weekend Date: 30 April 2010
Cinemas screening the film: London: Apollo Piccadilly Circus, Vue Shepherds Bush & selected UK venues
All I ever wanted was a dad. Instead I got a son.
When he becomes a father at the tender age of 14, Robbie's life quickly spirals out of control. Feeling angry and neglected by his own dad, he kick-starts a series of events that will catapult him at great speed into adulthood.
Newcomer Kyle Ward gives a wonderfully assured and impressively mature central performance that belies his young age. Some charming scenes with his dad (played to perfection by Ian Hart) bring warmth and humour to this deeply moving and ultimately uplifting drama.
'A Boy Called Dad' is directed by double BAFTA winner Brian Percival and written by BAFTA winner Julie Rutterford.
"Powerful and affecting!"
empireonline.com
"Wonderful, warm, witty!"
Stuart Maconie BBC Radio 2
"4 Stars"
TV Times