December Boys

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Welcome to the DECEMBER BOYS myspace site! Dan Radcliffe's most anticipated and upcoming independent film! I hope you enjoy the site as it will be updated with all things December Boys! Dan's fans are very excited so I decided to put up a page dedicated to the film! Have fun! -- Janina .
Based on the classic Michael Noonan novel, DECEMBER BOYS is the story of four orphan teenagers growing up behind the closed doors of a Catholic convent in outback Australia during the 1960s. As the boys watch younger kids get adopted by loving families, they begin to realize that as they get older, their turn may never come. When the convent sends the boys to visit the seaside one summer, they finally have something to look forward to. While at the seaside, the boys meet a young couple unable to have children, who would make the perfect parents. The eldest of the boys, Maps, finds himself drawn to Lucy, a beautiful girl from down the coast. Competing to be the most adoptable, the rest of the boys, Sparks, Misty and Spit, severely test their friendships as long gestating feelings of rejection explode to the surface. The bonds of friendship eventually overcome the rivalries, sealing forever the strong ties that bind the December boys as they learn the real meaning behind friendship, family and love.
Synopsis
Becker Entertainment's "December Boys", a coming of age drama, will commence principal photography on location in South Australia on Monday 14th November.
The film is Daniel Radcliffe's first major film role outside the 'Harry Potter' character. He plays Maps, one of four orphan boys. Joining the cast as the three other orphans are Christian Byers (Spark); Lee Cormie (Misty) and James Fraser (Spit).
Jack Thompson will co-star as Bandy McAnsh, the retired naval officer who takes charge of the boys during their summer holiday. Sullivan Stapleton and Victoria Hill will play the young couple who befriend the boys. Ralph Cotterill is Shellback, the old fisherman. Frank Gallacher plays Father Scully; Kris McQuade plays Bandy's wife Mrs. McAnsh and newcomer Teresa Palmer plays the young girl Lucy.
The "December Boys" are a close knit group of four adolescent orphans all given the same birth month. The boys' hope of ever being adopted grows slimmer with each passing year, and it isn't until their first summer away from the orphanage, that the fading hope of finding parents becomes a real possibility - for one of them. The boys are befriended by a young couple who, unable to fall pregnant, decide to adopt a child. The boys compete to be the most adoptable, severely testing their friendships when long gestating feelings of rejection explode to the surface. The boys' deep friendship eventually overcomes their rivalries, sealing forever the strong ties that bind them.
"December Boys" is directed by Rod Hardy whose credits include "Buffalo Girls", "The X Files" and "The Practice". Richard Becker produces from a screenplay by Marc Rosenberg, based on Michael Noonan's highly acclaimed novel.
The film is being financed by Film Finance Corporation of Australia, South Australian Film Corporation, with German investor MB 2 Film & Media GmbH. It has been pre-sold in Australasia in a first ever joint venture between Roadshow Distribution and Becker Entertainment.The film will be sold internationally by Village Roadshow.
Filming on this production completed in early January 2006.
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Dan on Regis & Kelly
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On The Set - Dan Talks About the Film
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Dan and Teresa at the AFI Awards