Nowhere Special

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When single father John is given only a few months left to live, he tries to find the perfect family for his young son while shielding the boy from the terrible reality of the situation. As he struggles to find the right answer for the impossible task, he meets a social worker who opens him up to solutions he never would have considered.

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Critics Consensus

Focusing pragmatically on the ordinary human moments that bind us, Nowhere Special leads us somewhere devastating yet surprisingly uplifting.

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Rex Reed

Observer

For a film about loneliness and death, it’s tender, intelligent and life-affirming without ever being maudlin and mawkish. A rare and distinguished film indeed.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 3, 2024

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Intimate rather than maudlin, this sensitive, vulnerable feature shapes into a beautiful testament to the undaunting love between a father and a son, and the ultimate gift that an ill dad can give his child.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 2, 2024

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

Lighter moments aside, “Nowhere Special” doesn’t sugarcoat its heartbreaking premise. The film is essentially a two-hander between Norton and Lamont, both of whom give excellent, complementary performances.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 1, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

You could argue Nowhere Special is a little too spare, so tastefully restrained it almost misses touching our emotions. But that tactic pays off when, in the end, you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be moved to tears.

May 6, 2024

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Neely Swanson

Beverly Hills Courier

This is a lovely film that has more to say about love than it does about dying. This perfect film will stay with you.

May 6, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Uberto Pasolini keeps his focus firmly on the people at the story’s core….As a result he wins our investment and keeps it for the duration. We feel the weight of every choice, we relish every tender moment, and we hurt with the inevitability of reality.

Rated: 4/5

May 1, 2024

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Peter C

Outstanding acting. Not an action flic, but an excellent character study and a superb cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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David H

Beautifully handled situation. The only reservation I had is that the father John's situation is unusual: (1) He knows he's dying (movie doesn't name disease ), but is well enough to continue working and to be with son Michael for quite a while. (2) The local town's social workers give him the option of choosing which of the available sets of parents will get to adopt. (I saw the open-caption version, but had no trouble understanding the Northern Ireland English.)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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Robb H

Beautiful movie. Heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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len s

It was OK. I think the actor that played the dad looked a little too healthy to be on the verge of dying. Otherwise the acting was good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Janoe K

A most moving movie. This film has a subtlety that allows the story to really get under your skin. James Norton provides a stellar role. Cinematography that's conveying the grander message even to a layman. It's moving, believable, endearing and provokes the thought of being a parent, a child, and human.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/23

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This is a beautiful film.It isn't about the terminal illness, it's about the unconditional love between the dying father and his young son. Only a heart of stone could not be moved, often to tears, by the performances of the two lead actors . The scene where Michael is taken back to the woman whom John has chosen to be his adopted mother, and the wee boy looks up at his dad at the end of the film means everything. I well up thinking about this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Synopsis

When single father John is given only a few months left to live, he tries to find the perfect family for his young son while shielding the boy from the terrible reality of the situation. As he struggles to find the right answer for the impossible task, he meets a social worker who opens him up to solutions he never would have considered.

Director: Uberto Pasolini
Screenwriter: Uberto Pasolini
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Digital Cube, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, Redwave Films, Northern Ireland Screen, Romanian National Center for Cinematography, RAI Cinema, Picomedia
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 36m