Foster (film)
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Initial DVD release March 26, 2013 (USA) Duration Country United Kingdom | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama, Family Music director Mark Thomas Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 28 July 2011 (2011-07-28) (London UK Film Focus)5 November 2012 (2012-11-05) (United Kingdom) Initial release December 13, 2011 (Brazil) Cast (Zooey), (Alec), Maurice Cole (Eli), (Mr. Potts), (Diane), (Sarah)Similar movies Toni Collette appears in Foster and About a Boy Tagline A family opens its door to a miracle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Foster (also known as Angel in the House) is a 2011 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Newman, based on his 2005 short film. Part of it was shot at Legoland Windsor in April 2010. The film stars Golden Globe winner Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Richard E. Grant, BAFTA Award winner Hayley Mills and Maurice Cole.
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Plot
Some years after their son is killed, a married couple (Collette and Gruffudd) decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli (Cole), unexpectedly arrives on their doorstep claiming to be from the adoption agency. Eli wears a suit everyday and is very well spoken for a child.
Cast
Production
Foster, the short film, premiered on HBO and BBC in 2007. It won Best Film, Best Actor (for Preston Nyman), Special Jury Prize and Best Screenplay at the Braga International Film Festival in Portugal. The film garnered Newman a nomination for BBC Three's New Filmmaker Award. It was also nominated for Best Film at the Rhode Island Film Festival in 2006.
After the success of the short, Peter Farrelly of the Farrelly brothers became interested in the development of a feature length though the film was ultimately produced by Bend it Like Beckham producer Deepak Nayar. Shooting subsequently began in the spring of 2010 for six weeks on location in London.
Release
The film premiered on 18 October 2011 at the Rome Film Festival and was released in 2012.
Rhode Island Film Festival, 2013
Foster won Best Feature Film (Youth Jury Awards) at the Rhode Island Film Festival, 2013
Rome film festival
The film was met with positive reviews, with Italian film review site Persinsala calling it a "sweet and very moving comedy with a happy ending" and praising Cole's performance, "caught in the shoes of a child – incredibly mature for his age".
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