December Boys (2007)

PG-1309/14/2007Drama, Romance1h 45m

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After that summer nothing would be the same.

Overview

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

Top Billed Cast

Daniel Radcliffe
Maps
Lee Cormie
Misty
Christian Byers
Sparks
James Fraser
Spit
Jack Thompson
Bandy
Teresa Palmer
Lucy
Sullivan Stapleton
Fearless
Victoria Hill
Teresa
Max Cullen
Narrator / Adult Misty

A review by Wuchak

7.0

Written by Wuchak on Oct 4, 2018

_**Coming-of-age in South Australia... and tantalizing Teresa Palmer**_ I was interested in "December Boys" (2007) for two reasons: I like (non-raunchy) coming-of-age flicks and the fact that it takes place on the Southern coast of Australia (actually it was shot on Kangaroo Island, part of South Australia). As for Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the popular Harry Potter films, I've never seen him in a movie before and have no interest in him or Potter. The story revolves around four boys from an Outback Catholic orphanage who get to celebrate their December birthdays by taking a Christm...