December Boys (2007)
Overview
For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $4,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,200,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.98 |
Directed By
Rod Hardy
Crew
Hal Gaba
Jonathan Shteinman
Jay Sanders
David Connell
Dany Cooper
Marc Rosenberg
Rod Hardy
Barbara Gibbs
Leslie Binns
Andrew Plain
Chris Schwarze
Mariot Kerr
Ann Fay
Glenn Boswell
Barbara Gibbs
Sophie Stawaruk
Mark Knight
Colleen Clarke
Robert Donaldson
Susie Struth
Sally Clarke
Harry Panagiotidis
Toivo Lember
Andrew Walpole
Karen Hannaford
Rita Zanchetta
Evanne Chesson
Paul Spencer
Clint Ingram
Robyn Elliott
Fiona Rees-Jones
Fiona Rees-Jones
Nino Negrin
Sarah Abbey
Lisa Tomasetti
Matt Nettheim
Chris Langman
Peter McDougall
Teena Mestres
Jenny T. Ward
Bronwyn Murphy
Alicia Slusarski
Liam Price
Megan Wedge
Gethin Creagh
Norman Parkhill
Kerri Schwarze
Jeff Jaffers
Andrea Parkes
Michelle Hunt
Jen Rossiter
Carlo Giacco
Ronald Kinnoch
Michael Noonan
Richard Becker
TOP CAST
Daniel Radcliffe
Maps
Lee Cormie
Misty
Christian Byers
Sparks
James Fraser
Spit
Jack Thompson
Bandy
Teresa Palmer
Lucy
Sullivan Stapleton
Fearless
Victoria Hill
Teresa
Max Cullen
Narrator / Adult Misty
Kris McQuade
Mrs. McAnsh
Ralph Cotterill
Shellback
Frank Gallacher
Father Scully
Paul Blackwell
Watson
Judi Farr
Reverend Mother
Carole-Anne Fooks
Sister Edna
Carmel Johnson
Sister Beatrice
Rory Walker
Father
Suzie Wilks
Mother
Andy McPhee
Foreman
Susie Struth
Cartwheeling Nun
Michael Norman
Adult Spark
Mike Welton
Adult Spit
Kobe Donaldson
Willie
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