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Romulus, My Father (2008)

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Reviews Counted:14

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Average Rating:6.7/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sexuality, some violence and brief language.

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:2007

Synopsis: Actor Richard Roxburgh makes a smooth transition to directing with this moving drama adapted from Raimond Gaita's memoir. Eric Bana (MUNICH) stars as Romulus, a Yugoslavian man who struggles to... Actor Richard Roxburgh makes a smooth transition to directing with this moving drama adapted from Raimond Gaita's memoir. Eric Bana (MUNICH) stars as Romulus, a Yugoslavian man who struggles to raise his young son alone in Victoria, Australia. After the family moves from Europe, his wife's depression takes over and she leaves her husband and son alone to fend for themselves in the foreign country. Franka Potente (THE BOURNE IDENTITY) plays the absent mother, while Marton Csokas and Russell Dykstra costar. [More]

Starring: Eric Bana, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas, Russell Dykstra

Starring: Eric Bana, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas, Russell Dykstra, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacek Koman

Director: Richard Roxburgh

Director: Richard Roxburgh
Screenwriter: Nick Drake
Producer: Robert Connolly, John Maynard
Composer: Basil Hogios
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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