| Foster | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jonathan Newman |
| Produced by | Deepak Nayar Alice Dawson David Mutch |
| Written by | Jonathan Newman |
| Starring | Toni Collette Ioan Gruffudd Maurice Cole Hayley Mills Richard E. Grant Anne Reid Daisy Beaumont |
| Music by | Mark Thomas |
| Cinematography | Dirk Nel |
| Editing by | Eddie Hamilton |
| Studio | Reliance Big Pictures Kintop Pictures Starlight Films Bent Nail Productions Serendipity Films |
| Distributed by | SC Films |
| Release date(s) | 2012 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Foster is an upcoming 2011 English comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Newman, based on his 2005 short film.[1] Part of it was shot at Legoland Windsor in April 2010. The film stars Golden Globe winner Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffud, Richard E Grant, BAFTA Award winner Hayley Mills and Maurice Cole.[2]
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Some years after their son is killed, a married couple (Collette and Gruffudd) decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli (Cole), unexpectedly arrives on their doorstep and things take a strange turn.[3]
Foster, the short film, premiered on HBO and BBC in 2007. It won Best Film, Best Actor (for Preston Nyman), Special Jury Prize and Best Screenplay at the Braga International Film Festival in Portugal.[4] The film garnered Newman a nomination for BBC Three's New Filmmaker Award.[5] It was also nominated for Best Film at the Rhode Island Film Festival in 2006.[6]
After the success of the short, Peter Farrelly of the Farrelly brothers became interested in the development of a feature length. Shooting subsequently began in the spring of 2010 for six weeks on location in London.[7]
The film premiered on October 18th, 2011 at the Rome Film Festival[8] and is scheduled for a 2012 theatrical release.[9]
The film was met with positive reviews, with Italian film review site Persinsala calling it a "sweet and very moving comedy with a happy ending" and praising Cole's performance, "caught in the shoes of a child – incredibly mature for his age".[10]