Just Like the Son
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| Just Like the Son | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Morgan J. Freeman |
| Produced by | Ralph R. Cioffi Gill Holland Jamin O'brien Matthew Parker Christopher Woodrow |
| Written by | Morgan J. Freeman |
| Starring | Mark Webber Antonio Ortiz Brendan Sexton III Rosie Perez |
| Music by | Britta Phillips Dean Wareham |
| Cinematography | Yaron Orbach |
| Editing by | Sloan Klevin |
| Distributed by | TBA |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Running time | 86mins |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,500,000 |
| IMDb profile | |
Just Like the Son is a poignant American feature film written and directed by Morgan J. Freeman (“Hurricane Streets”) that chronicles a petty thief’s mentoring of an apparent orphan, which takes a profound turn when he kidnaps the boy from a foster home and drives him cross-country to his sister’s house in Texas. With powerful character performances from Mark Webber (“Broken Flowers”), Academy Award nominee Rosie Perez (“Fearless"), Brendan Sexton III (“Boys Don't Cry") and the young Antonio Ortiz (“Knights of the South Bronx”), the film premiered to immediate audience and critical acclaim at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival and was the winner of the Alice Nella Citta Prize for Best Feature Film at its European debut in Italy at the 2006 Rome Film Festival.
[edit] Plot Summary
The film chronicles twenty year-old Daniel Carter's (Webber) attempt to help an eight year-old, Boone (Ortiz), find a better life. Daniel First meets Boone while doing community service at an East Village grade school. The boys strike up a friendship during which Daniel learns that Boone's mother is sick and may be hospitalized. He also learns that Boone has an older sister, Charlotte, who lives in Dallas. When Boone does not show up for school a few days later, Daniel begins to ask questions and learns that Boone was placed into a temporary foster care in Upstate New York. After being turned down as an adoption candidate, and failing to convince his Father to help him gain custody, Daniel decides to rescue Boone from the orphanage. He puts all his street smarts to use and they head to Dallas. While the goal is to locate Boone's sister, the heart of the story is the unexpected bond Daniel and Boone form throughout their road trip adventure.
