Romulus, My Father (2007)
R 31 May 2007 • Biography, Drama • 1h 44m
Raimond Gaita (1946 - ) comes of age in Frogmore, Victoria in the early 1960s. His parents are immigrants: his Romanian father farms; his German mother, Christina, estranged from Romulus, is in Melbourne. Romulus is near despair when she takes up with the brother of his best friend, who suggests he send for a new wife from back home. For Rai, poverty, bruises, and the mysterious ways of adults compete with his longing for a stable home and his own incipient puberty. Love and madness lie in the same bed. As an old woman tells Rai, "Sometimes what you reckon and what you get ain't the same thing."
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Language:
English, German
Awards:
10 wins & 23 nominations
Country:
Australia
Metacritic Score:
57
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Box Office Total:
$4,283