Son of Rambow
“Make believe. Not war.”
Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.
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Cast
17 people
Bill Milner
Will Proudfoot
Known for
iBoy
Locke
Will Poulter
Lee Carter
Known for
The Revenant
The Maze Runner
Jessica Hynes
Mary Proudfoot
Known for
Shaun of the Dead
Spaced
Jules Sitruk
Didier Revol
Known for
March of the Penguins
I, Cesar
Neil Dudgeon
Joshua
Known for
Midsomer Murders
The Return
Ed Westwick
Lawrence Carter
Known for
Gossip Girl
Chalet Girl
Anna Wing
Grandma
Known for
EastEnders
Xtro
Tallulah Evans
Jess Proudfoot
Known for
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
Girl Taken
Emilie Chesnais
French Teacher
Known for
The Box
Frenchmen 2
Paul Ritter
Geography Teacher
Known for
Chernobyl
Friday Night Dinner
Adam Buxton
Science Teacher
Known for
Stardust
Sing 2
Adam Godley
Brethren Leader
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
The Great
Garth Jennings Director · Joby Talbot Composer Jess Hall Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $4.9M · United States release May 2, 2008
Box office
Budget
$4,913,400
Worldwide gross
$10,871,449
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Celluloid Dreams
Production
Good
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Network Movie
Production
Hammer & Tongs
Production
Reason Pictures
Production
Paramount Vantage
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · France · Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Australia · January 22, 2007
Theatrical
United Kingdom · April 4, 2008
Theatrical
United States · May 2, 2008
Limited theatrical
United States · August 26, 2008
Physical
United States
January 22, 2007 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
April 26, 2007 · Premiere · Newport Beach International Film Festival
May 24, 2007 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
October 18, 2007 · Premiere · New Orleans Film Festival
April 3, 2008 · Premiere · Florida Film Festival
April 19, 2008 · Premiere · Minneapolis Film Festival
April 24, 2008 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
May 23, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
October 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Canada
September 14, 2007 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Croatia
October 22, 2008 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
Finland
September 28, 2008 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
October 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
August 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
September 23, 2008 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 29, 2009 · Digital
Iceland
April 4, 2008 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 7, 2009 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 13, 2008 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 23, 2008 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
August 11, 2008 · Physical
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