A Boy Called Dad
“"All I ever wanted was a dad. Instead I got a son..."”
When he becomes a father at the tender age of 14, Robbie's life quickly spirals out of control. Feeling angry and neglected by his own dad, he kick-starts a series of events that will catapult him at great speed into adulthood.
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Cast
27 people
Kyle Ward
Robbie
Ian Hart
Joe
Known for
The Last Kingdom
The Terror
Charlene McKenna
Nia
Known for
Peaky Blinders
Ripper Street
Sacha Parkinson
Leanne
Known for
Mr Selfridge
Fright Night 2: New Blood
Louise Delamere
Lynda
Known for
The Bible
Dracula
Steve Evets
Ice Cream Man
Known for
Brassic
Looking for Eric
Lee Turnbull
Stevie
Also in
Zebra Crossing
Bodily Harm
Kevin Harvey
Mr. Skinner
Known for
Treason
Time
Crissy Rock
Chip Shop Woman
Known for
Ladybird Ladybird
Benidorm
Sam Webb
Young Robbie
Also in
Breaking Bad
Transcendence
Sienna Jones
Newborn Baby Elliot
No other roles listed
Millie Wortley
Elliot
No other roles listed
Brian Percival Director · Julie Rutterford Writer
First release June 18, 2009 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Made Up North Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 18, 2009
Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
October 18, 2009 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 12, 2010 · Premiere · Glasgow Youth Film Festival
August 14, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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