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A Boy Called Sailboat

2018 · 92 min

A gentle, offbeat fable that feels like a warm hug, with quirky small-town charm and a quiet emotional pull.

Directed by
Cameron Nugent
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
Julian Atocani Sanchez, J.K. Simmons, Jake Busey
Tagline
A boy with the most unlikely name, does the most unlikely thing...
Overview
A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.

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Directed by
Cameron Nugent
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Starring
Julian Atocani Sanchez, J.K. Simmons, Jake Busey
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • healing
  • isolation
  • faith
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, family
Directed by
Cameron Nugent
Written by
Cameron Nugent
Starring
Julian Atocani Sanchez, J.K. Simmons, Jake Busey, Lew Temple, Noel Gugliemi, Bernard Curry, Elizabeth De Razzo, Addam Bramich
Music
Slava Grigoryan, Leonard Grigoryan
Runtime
92 min
Country
Australia, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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