Lonely Boy

Lonely Boy

****1/2

Reviewed by: Angus Wolfe Murray

This is the story of a baby abused by its mother, seeking warmth in human contact, finding none, growing into a recluse, forever hopeful.

He is called "an elsewhere boy", but as a man remains outside, never been loved, never been touched, damned, virginal and alone.

His life is told by a narrative voice and illustrated by rough black-and-white line drawings, with splashes of occasional colour.

The story is tragic, the writing wonderful and the narration sensitively read. This is exactly where art and film merge.

It is a marriage of the heart.

Reviewed on: 12 Feb 2004
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An abused child grows into a sad recluse.

Director: B Brodskis

Year: 2003

Runtime: 1 minutes

Country: UK

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EIFF 2003

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