Romulus, My Father | |
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Directed by | Richard Roxburgh |
Screenplay by | Nick Drake |
Based on | Romulus, My Father by Raimond Gaita |
Produced by | Robert Connolly John Maynard |
Starring | Eric Bana Kodi Smit-McPhee Franka Potente Marton Csokas |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Simpson |
Edited by | Suresh Ayyar |
Music by | Basil Hogios |
Distributed by | Dendy Films |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,589,674 |
Romulus, My Father is a 2007 Australian drama film directed by Richard Roxburgh. Based on the memoir of the same name by Raimond Gaita, the film tells the story of Romulus (Eric Bana) and his wife Christine (Franka Potente), and their struggle in the face of great adversity to raise their son, Raimond, played by the nine-year-old Kodi Smit-McPhee. The film marks the directorial debut for Australian actor Richard Roxburgh. It was commended in the Australian Film Critics Association 2007 Film Awards.