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Coming of age in a family-run rest home, the reclusive, death-obsessed Edward (Bill Milner, Son of Rambow) wiles away his days tormenting his parents elderly residents and secretly tape-recording them in search of answers about the afterlife.
Is Anybody There?: Directed by John Crowley. With Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, Ralph Riach, Linzey Cocker. A lonely boy who lives in his parents' home for the elderly explores his obsession with the afterlife through his friendship with an aging magician.
- (5K)
- Drama
- John Crowley
- 2009-05-15
May 1, 2009 · Edward hates living in the old people's home run by his parents. His only interest is a morbid obsession with ghosts, death and the afterlife. Until, that is, the arrival of reluctant new resident,...
Apr 17, 2009 · Edward (Bill Milner), 10 years old, lives in a house his financially strapped parents converted into a nursing home. Though he doesn't like having elderly housemates,...
- (116)
- John Crowley
- PG-13
- Michael Caine
Apr 29, 2009 · A touching tale of an increasingly senile magician's relationship with a morbid young boy, Is Anybody There? conjures up a winning concoction of laughs, tears and '80s nostalgia. Above...
- brjones@digitalspy.co.uk
An unassuming take on a devastatingly common affliction, Is Anybody There? tackles the subject of dementia without fanfare or schmaltz. It is the film’s Britishness, and resulting healthy dose of black humour, which keeps it from becoming cheesy or shallow.
Is Anybody There? Trailer (contains language which may offend) Director John Crowley cites his Irish heritage as having helped shape his dark sense of humour in his drama starring Michael Caine.
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