BEN IS BACK
103 min| 2018| USA| Drama |English| 14A
Director: Peter Hedges
19 year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly (Julia Roberts), is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
With an intelligent and concise script that takes place over a 24-hour period, writer-director Peter Hedges looks at a family, a community, and, ultimately, a country in crisis. Featuring incredible performances from Roberts, Hedges, and a supporting cast that includes Kathryn Newton and Courtney B. Vance, and directed with a sense of urgency that befits the subject, this affecting and intimate family drama isn't just about the opiate crisis. Ben is Back, more than anything, is a film about people, and their power to love.
One of the best pictures of 2018… Movie Nation
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