"The father-son bond between Richard Jenkins and the splendid young Dan Byrd as Norman is especially touching and funny." – RogerEbert.com
Festival Awards include:
Silver Hugo New Directors Competition- Chicago International Film Festival
Grand Prize Best Feature- Rhode Island International Film Festival
Best Actor (Dan Byrd)- Rhode Island International Film Festival
Best Actress (Emily VanCamp)- San Diego Film Festival
Best Ensemble Cast- Breckenridge Festival Of Film
Best Editing- Woodstock Film Festival
Synopsis:
Norman Long is a high school loner, a self-aware and darkly funny teen who’s just trying to handle his daily existence. In the wake of his mother’s sudden death, Norman must now also deal with the reality that his father is starting to lose his battle with stomach cancer.
Norman, depressed and angry, unintentionally gets caught in a lie that he, in fact, has stomach cancer. Soon his complete distortion of the facts spirals out of control. Part coping mechanism, partially as a way to feel closer to his father, and to a certain degree to prepare others for his possible suicide, Norman begins to imitate his father’s debilitating physical symptoms, dramatically affecting his life and the world around him.
Emily, a magnetic girl with one of those rare enchanting smiles, gets caught up in Norman’s fabrication and struggles with her deep rooted romantic feelings in the face of Norman’s “impending” death. Ultimately, Norman must confront a burning set of conflicting emotions as he struggles to define his relationship with his father, his love for Emily, and ultimately who he will be as a young man.
Rated: Unrated
Release date: October 21
Distributor: AMC Independent
Starring: Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp and Richard Jenkins
Official site: http://www.normanthemovie.com/
Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NORMANthemovie
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