This coming-of-age story is told through the eyes of young Ralph Compton. Set during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland in 1969, it focuses on the dysfunctional Compton family whose gradual disintegration mirrors the end of British rule.
Production Scion Films [gb]; Loma Nasha [fr]; Reeleyes Film [za]; Wah Film Productions Ltd. [gb];
Cast Names Gabriel Byrne; Emily Watson; Julie Walters; Nicholas Hoult; Miranda Richardson; Zac Fox; Celia Imrie; Julian Wadham; Fenella Woolgar; John Matshikiza; Sid Mitchell; John Carlisle; Mathokoza Sibiya; Sindisiswe Nxumalo; Michael Richard; Caroline Smart; Ian Roberts; Olivia Grant; Sibusiso Mamba; Tony Hatton; Clare Marshall; Kim Borrell;
Box Office USD 233,103
Release Date 2006-01-15 (Palm Springs International Film Festival) 2006-02-13 (Portland International Film Festival) 2006-03-14 (South by Southwest Film Festival) 2006-03-27 (Florida Film Festival) 2006-04-01 (Philadelphia International Film Festival) 2006-04-19 (Filmfest DC) 2006-04-22 (Newport Beach International Film Festival) 2006-05-04 (Tribeca Film Festival) 2006-05-12 (limited)
Genres Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for some language and brief sexuality.
Running Time 2 hr. 0 min. 2 hr. 0 min. 1 hr. 37 min. (Toronto International Film Festival)