Romulus, My Father
A drama based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir. Set in 50s rural Australia, it tells the story of Eastern European immigrant Romulus (Eric Bana), his beautiful wife, Christina (Franka Potente), and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
It is the tale of a boy trying to balance a universe described by his deeply moral father, against the experience of heartbreaking absence and neglect from a depressive mother. Kiwi Marton Csokas features as the sympathetic Uncle Hora.
- Director:
- Richard Roxburgh (Feature Debut)
- Writer:
- Nick Drake
- Cast:
- Eric BanaFranka PotenteMarton CsokasKodi Smit-McPheeRussell DykstraJacek Koman
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressWarmly felt but haltingly told... holds the attention with fine performances and exquisite lensing, but never really grips the imagination...
Urban Cinefile
pressA pensive tale of hardship, based on Raimond Gaiter's memoirs from his childhood. Beautifully shot in rural Victoria by cinematographer Geoffrey Simpson and sensitively directed by actor turned director Richard Roxburgh, Nick Drake's script is economical in its telling of a critical chapter...
New Zealand Herald
pressDownbeat and disjointed but ravishing to look at with a fine child performance...
Dominion Post
pressEric Bana and Franke Potente star as an immigrant couple doing it hard in 1950's Australia. Beautiful to look at, wondrously performed, occasionally frustratingly episodic in structure. Well worth seeing...
Christchurch Press
pressBased on moral philosopher Raimond Gaita's 1998 memoir of the same name, Romulus, My Father is a well-acted study of a dysfunctional, multinational immigrant family.
Former comedian Bana (Munich) gives another example of his versatility and range, while German actress Potente (Run Lola Run) manages magnificent restraint in a role that screams potential for overwrought histrionics...
Variety
pressWarmly felt but haltingly told... holds the attention with fine performances and exquisite lensing, but never really grips the imagination...
Urban Cinefile
pressA pensive tale of hardship, based on Raimond Gaiter's memoirs from his childhood. Beautifully shot in rural Victoria by cinematographer Geoffrey Simpson and sensitively directed by actor turned director Richard Roxburgh, Nick Drake's script is economical in its telling of a critical chapter...
New Zealand Herald
pressDownbeat and disjointed but ravishing to look at with a fine child performance...
Dominion Post
pressEric Bana and Franke Potente star as an immigrant couple doing it hard in 1950's Australia. Beautiful to look at, wondrously performed, occasionally frustratingly episodic in structure. Well worth seeing...
Christchurch Press
pressBased on moral philosopher Raimond Gaita's 1998 memoir of the same name, Romulus, My Father is a well-acted study of a dysfunctional, multinational immigrant family.
Former comedian Bana (Munich) gives another example of his versatility and range, while German actress Potente (Run Lola Run) manages magnificent restraint in a role that screams potential for overwrought histrionics...
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