Nowhere Special
2020 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 7.2 · 90% critics
A single father raising his young son on his own learns he has limited time left. Determined to protect his child from the full weight of what’s happening, he begins searching for a loving new home, weighing difficult choices while trying to keep everyday life steady and warm.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-09-10
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (232 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grounded, emotional drama about parenthood, loneliness, and small acts of kindness, with a subtle, realistic feel; Not for you if you avoid tearjerkers or bleak subject matter.
Pros: deeply human story; subtle emotional build; strong child performance | Cons: very sad tone; slow, quiet pacing; heavy real-life themes
Themes
- hope
- adoption
- based on true story
- northern ireland
- coming of age
- dying man
- little boy
- window cleaner
- father son relationship
Cast & crew
James Norton
as John
Daniel Lamont
as Michael
Eileen O'Higgins
as Shona
Valerie O'Connor
as Ella
Stella McCusker
as Rosemary
Carol Moore
as Deirdre
Valene Kane
as Celia
Keith McErlean
as Philip
- LH
Laura Hughes
as Mrs. Parkes
- ÉM
Éva Morris
as Anne
Directed by Uberto Pasolini