Boy A (film)

Boy A
Boy A
	Film poster
Directed by	John Crowley
Screenplay by	Mark O'Rowe
Based on	Boy A; by Jonathan Trigell
Produced by	Lynn Horsford; Nick Marston; Tally Garner;
Starring	Andrew Garfield; Peter Mullan; Siobhan Finneran; Josef Altin; Jeremy Swift; Shaun Evans; Katie Lyons; Anthony Lewis; Tilly Vosburgh; Steven Pacey;
Cinematography	Rob Hardy
Edited by	Lucia Zucchetti
Music by	Paddy Cunneen
Production; companies	Film4; Cuba Pictures;
Distributed by	Channel 4
Release dates	8 September 2007 (TIFF); 26 November 2007 (United Kingdom); 23 July 2008 (United States);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$1.7 million

Boy A is a 2007 British drama film directed by John Crowley, from a screenplay by Mark O'Rowe, based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Jonathan Trigell. The film stars Andrew Garfield in his film debut as Jack Burridge (né Eric Wilson), who is re-entering society under a new name in Manchester after having served 14 years in a juvenile prison; and Peter Mullan as Terry, Jack's caseworker. The novel is noted for similarities to the James Bulger case, whose offenders were released around the time of its publication.

Boy A had its world premiere at the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2007.^[2] It was released as a television film in the United Kingdom, airing on Channel 4 on 26 November 2007, and was theatrically released in the United States by The Weinstein Company on 23 July 2008. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with Garfield winning a British Academy Television Award for his performance.

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