The Winter Boy

Name: The Winter Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2010-07-09

Will the cold ever end?

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Storyline

A mother tries to comfort her grieving son, but on each attempt her son’s silence becomes more and more deafening. An outing to the local aquarium places further strain on their troubled relationship - until her son finds a reason to let his mother in again.

Trailers

The Winter Boy - short film excerpt

Details

DirectorRachel House

ReleasedJul 9, 2010

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Pounamu Pictures Ltd.

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Winter Boy explores the seasons of an adolescent's journey through grief and self-discovery with honesty and vestiges of hope.”

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Devika Girish

RTNew York TimesApr 27, 2023

“Winter Boy” shines when it allows its actors to quietly play out family dynamics, with Lacoste, Binoche and especially Kircher wearing the many shades of grief with effortless, endearing naturalism.

Derek Smith

RTSlant MagazineApr 24, 2023

Christophe Honoré’s film tackles grief in a subtle, intriguingly indirect manner.

Jonathan Romney

RTScreen InternationalSep 20, 2022

A moving but hard-edged story of grief, self-discovery and teenage angst...

Juan Jose Cruz

RTCine PremiereNov 3, 2023

Although at times longer than necessary, it works as a journey to those emotions that shape us as people, and the memorable imprints (positive and negative) that adolescence can leave. [Full review in Spanish]