A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy weighs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy weighs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past.
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| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinWhile the cast is uniformly superb, Garfield ("Lions for Lambs") deserves special mention for his deep, extraordinarily expressive performance. |
| Film ThreatKJ DoughtonOne of the most gripping, thought provoking dramas ever to ponder crime and punishment. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerAnd yet the great conundrum of the Holocaust is that it was perpetrated by human beings, not monsters. Few movies have rendered this puzzle so powerfully. |
| The Film YapNick RogersAndrew Garfield nailed an assignment many actors would avoid or, worse, botch in "Boy A" - embody a grown, traumatized man experiencing emotional honesty, transparent kindness, sexual intimacy and genuine appreciation from others for the first time. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowThe genius of Garfield's performance is that he fills him with equal amounts of terror and wonder. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirA compelling, compact melodrama that packs an emotional wallop. It's my nominee for sleeper surprise of the summer, at least so far. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIt's a sad movie, no question -- but like most great drama, it inspires admiration for its thoughtfulness and its craft. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayIt's beautiful. I loved it. And it broke my heart. |
| KPBS.orgBeth AccomandoHis sophomore feature, Boy A explores bleak territory but its insistence on not tying everything up in neat little bows is to be commended. |
| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinBoy A will rivet you while raising issues about forgiveness and just who deserves it. |
