Ben Is Back

[Machine Translation] Academy Award ( R ) winner, starring Julia Roberts. Is a mother's love that never gives up the last hope? This is a "shocking and moving" story that suspensefully depicts a mother's never-giving-up love and family ties as she tries to protect her son at all costs. Lucas Hedges, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "Manchester by the Sea," plays the role of her son Ben. Directed, produced, and written by Peter Hedges, the father of Lucas Hedges, who wrote the screenplay for the classic "Gilbert Grape" and was nominated for an Academy Award (R) for his screenplay for "About a Boy. --On Christmas Eve morning, 19-year-old Ben Barnes surprises his family by returning home unexpectedly. He has escaped from a treatment facility for drug addiction and returned home. His mother, Holly, is delighted to see him for the first time in years and welcomes him warmly. Meanwhile, Ben's skeptical sister Ivy and his well-meaning stepfather Neil are worried that Ben's past history will cause problems that will threaten their lives. The parents allow Ben to stay with the family for one day on the condition that they keep an eye on Holly 24 hours a day....

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アカデミー賞(R)受賞 ジュリア・ロバーツ主演。決して諦めない母の愛が、最後の希望なのか? これは息子を全力で守ろうとする母の決して諦めない愛と家族の絆をサスペンスフルに描く"衝撃と感動"の物語。息子ベン役に扮するのは、『マンチェスター・バイ・ザ・シー』でアカデミー賞(R)にノミネートされたルーカス・ヘッジズ。監督・製作・脚本は、名作『ギルバート・グレイプ』の原作・脚本を手がけた他、『アバウト・ア・ボーイ』の脚本でアカデミー賞(R)にノミネートされた、ルーカス・ヘッジズの父でもあるピーター・ヘッジズ。――クリスマス・イヴの朝、19歳のベン・バーンズは実家に突然戻り家族を驚かせる。薬物依存症の治療施設を抜け出し帰ってきたのだ。久しぶりの再会に母ホリーは喜び、温かく迎え入れた。一方、疑い深い妹アイヴィーと良識ある継父のニールは、過去の経緯から、ベンが何か問題を起こして自分たちの生活を脅かすのではと不安に駆られる。両親はベンに、24時間のホリーの監視を条件に、一日だけ家族と過ごすことを認めたが・・・。

映像特典(4分/予定): 予告編集