Son of Rambow
2007
***
Director: Garth Jennings
Cast: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Jules Sitruk, Jessica Hynes, Neil Dudgeon, Anna Wing, Ed Westwick, Eric Sykes
While the quiet Will has grown up in a religious sect with his imagination intact, the fearless Lee has practically raised himself. Inspired by Sylvester Stallone's First Blood, these two fatherless misfits set out to make their own film, Son of Rambow. Garth Jennings' enjoyable comedy drama mixes the wonderment of childhood with the magic of moviemaking. It's a social realist feelgood film, much like Billy Elliott: funny and moving, implausible and neatly wrapped up. The story is sprinkled with quirks and amusing 1980s period details.
