Title |
Beautiful boy (Blu-ray). |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2019 |
Physical description |
1 Blu-ray (2 hrs.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
General note |
Catalogued from container. |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : BDK3262 |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2018. |
Based on the books Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff. |
Special features: Anatomy of a crisis ; The cinematic journey. |
Credits note |
Directed by Felix Van Groeningen. |
Performer note |
Steve Carell, Timothee Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan. |
Summary |
A deeply moving portrait of a family's unwavering love and commitment to each other in the face of their son's addiction and his attempts at recovery. As David's son repeatedly relapses, the family are faced with the harsh reality that addiction is a disease that does not discriminate and can hit any family at any time. |
Subject |
Sheff, David -- Film adaptations |
Sheff, Nic -- Film adaptations |
Drug addiction -- Drama |
Families -- Drama |
Fathers and sons -- Drama |
Methamphetamine abuse -- Drama |
Drug abuse -- Drama |
Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- Drama |
Biographical films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
Additional author |
Groeningen, Felix van film director. |
Carell, Steve, 1963- actor. |
Chalamet, Timothée actor. |
Tierney, Maura, 1965- actor. |
Ryan, Amy actor. |
Sheff, David |
Sheff, Nic |
Added title |
Beautiful boy (Motion picture : 2018) |