Nowhere Special
2020 drama film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nowhere Special is an internationally co-produced drama film written, directed, and produced by Uberto Pasolini. The film, set in Northern Ireland, stars James Norton and Daniel Lamont. The story follows John, a single parent to four-year-old Michael, who must make arrangements for the care of his son when he is faced with the reality of terminal illness.
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| Directed by | Uberto Pasolini |
| Written by | Uberto Pasolini |
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| Starring | James Norton Daniel Lamont |
| Cinematography | Marius Panduru |
| Edited by | Masahiro Hirakubo Saska Simpson |
| Music by | Andrew Simon McAllister |
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| Distributed by | Lucky Red |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $682,208[2] |
It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 10 September 2020, and was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2021 and opened to movie theaters in the United States on 26 April 2024.
Plot
Summarize
Perspective
Michael, a four-year-old boy, is forced to help his father John grow up. This is depicted as a relatively urgent task because John, a single dad, has received a lethal cancer diagnosis and has to move fast before he stops moving. In his final exercise of agency, the father must choose a new adoptive household for his son. To do this, he is forced to participate in a series of auditions; various potential parental pairs offer themselves, but simultaneously reveal themselves as repulsive or unsuitable. A woman, living alone, is the exception on this string. She depicts herself as troubled, but honest about herself and her identity. John's caregivers become impatient with the dying man's inability to accept his fate and his unwillingness to make his fateful choice.
Eventually Michael understands the situation and uses body language to help John into the place where he now actually is. In the final minutes of the film the father (who can no longer drive his light truck, and has sold it) and son ride a bus to the lower-middle-class home where the boy will now live; and in the film’s final seconds, John and Michael show that they have chosen the single mum as Michael's future parent.
Cast
- James Norton as John[3]
- Daniel Lamont as Michael[3]
- Eileen O'Higgins as Shona
- Valerie O'Connor as Ella
- Valene Kane as Celia
- Keith McErlean as Phillip
- Siobhán McSweeney as Pam
- Chris Corrigan as Gerry
- Niamh McGrady as Lorraine
- Caolan Byrne as Trevor
Production
In September 2019, it was announced that James Norton had joined the cast of the film, with Uberto Pasolini directing from a screenplay he wrote.[4] Pasolini was inspired to write the script from a story he had read about a terminally ill father who needed to find a new family for his son before dying.[1]
Filming
Principal photography began in August 2019.[5]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 10 September 2020.[6] It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2021 at Curzon Cinemas.[7] The film was released by Cohen Media Group in the United States on 26 April 2024.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Nowhere Special holds an approval rating of 100% based on 60 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10.[8]
In 2021, James Norton was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Actor.[9]
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