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Following the death of his wife, sportswriter Joe Warr struggles to cope and comfort his young son. Things get even trickier when Joe's teenage son from a previous marriage moves in.

Primary Title
  • The Boys Are Back
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 22 January 2017
Release Year
  • 2009
Start Time
  • 22 : 25
Finish Time
  • 00 : 30
Duration
  • 125:00
Channel
  • Choice TV
Broadcaster
  • Top TV Limited
Programme Description
  • Following the death of his wife, sportswriter Joe Warr struggles to cope and comfort his young son. Things get even trickier when Joe's teenage son from a previous marriage moves in.
Classification
  • 16
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--Australia
  • Fathers and sons--Australia--Drama
  • Sportswriters--Australia--Drama
  • Grief in men--Drama
Genres
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Scott Hicks (Director)
  • Allan Cubitt (Writer)
  • Clive Owen (Actor)
  • Emma Booth (Actor)
  • Laura Fraser (Actor)
  • George MacKay (Actor)
  • Australian Film Finance Corporation (Production Unit)
  • Southern Light Films (Production Unit)
  • Tiger Aspect Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--Australia
  • Fathers and sons--Australia--Drama
  • Sportswriters--Australia--Drama
  • Grief in men--Drama