“Some summers you never forget.”
A coming of age drama about two young brothers whose lives are thrown into turmoil when their mother dies suddenly, leaving them to fend for themselves. While Danny loses himself in music, sex and drugs, his younger brother Jack transforms a life size mannequin into a brand new mum for him to talk to. Jack's obsession leads to both comic misunderstandings and bitter antagonism as the pair battle through grief, anger and denial.
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Cast
13 people
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Danny
Known for
Kick-Ass
Godzilla
Thomas Grant
Jack
Known for
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
Emma Catherwood
Zoe
Known for
Against the Dark
The Reeds
Thérèse Bradley
Elsa
Known for
The Ipcress File
Calibre
Therese Bradley
Elsa
Moira Brooker
Social Worker
Known for
Frank
Jack Pierce
Club Promoter
Known for
Gangster No. 1
Jerome St. John Blake
Night club bouncer
Also in
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The Fifth Element
Andrew Havill
Doctor
Known for
The Crown
Sherlock
Michael Palmer
Undertaker
Aidan Stephenson
Vicar
Morgan Symes
Undertaker
Known for
A Monster Calls
Matthew Thompson Director · Michael Müller Screenplay Paula Barnes Story
First release June 25, 2008 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 25, 2008
Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
United Kingdom · June 26, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Norway
March 8, 2009 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 10, 2008 · Premiere · Raindance Film Festival
November 28, 2008 · Premiere · CineCity: Brighton Film Festival
April 24, 2009 · Premiere · London Independent Film Festival
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