Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Release Date: 11/25/2008
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Ifc
Longtime actor
Chad Lowe makes his feature directorial debut with this quiet
family drama focusing on two young brothers as it explores the elaborate family dynamics and rapidly-evolving social attitudes during the dawn of the 1970s. Simon (
John Hurt and Judith Messerman (
Rita Wilson) are progressive parents who want nothing but the best for their two boys Clive (
David Call) and William (
Brett Davern). A highly-intelligent math prodigy whose seems set to claim the top prize at the upcoming mathmatics competition, troubled Clive frequently disconnects from his doting parents by speaking in a made-up language that nobody but himself can understand. William, on the other hand, is just trying to get by as he struggles to work his way out from under the formidable shadow cast by his older sibling. When Clive's provocative girlfriend Sandra (
Michelle Trachtenberg enters into the equation harboring a decidedly sensitive secret, the tempestuous relationship between the two brothers will soon put to the ultimate test.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide