New stills and trailer for Clive Owen's 'The Boys Are Back'

By Anthony Pearson Jan 19, 2010, 0:04 GMT

Inspired by a true story, THE BOYS ARE BACK is a moving, wryly confessional tale of fatherhood, that intimately evokes both the fragility and wonders of family life. It follows a witty, wisecracking, action-oriented sportswriter (Academy Award® nominee and BAFTA winner CLIVE OWEN) who, in the wake of his wife’s tragic death, finds himself in a sudden, stultifying state of single parenthood. With turbulent emotions swirling just below the surface, ...more

We have added new stills and a new trailer for Miramax Films upcoming uplifting true story, 'The Boys Are Back'. The film is directed by Simon Hicks (Shine) and stars Clive Owen, Emma Booth, Laura Fraser, George MacKay and Nicholas McAnulty.

View the new stills here.

Watch the trailer below;

Based on the acclaimed memoir by Simon Carr, The Boys are Back in Town, Academy Award® nominee Scott Hicks (Shine) directs Miramax Films’ THE BOYS ARE BACK, inspired by the poignant, comic and uplifting true story of a man who must suddenly raise his two sons alone. After the untimely passing of his second wife, the ill-prepared Joe (Clive Owen) is confronted with the daily challenges of parenthood, while coping not only with his own loss but also with his young son Artie's expressions of grief. They soon are joined by Harry, Joe's teenage son from his first marriage, who brings his own personal “baggage” into the mix.

ithout a roadmap pointing the way forward, the three boys decide it is best to leave the conventional rules and responsibilities of the grown-up world behind and lead a life based on the mantra ‘just say yes’. When things go awry, Joe is forced to step up and behave like a parent, but must figure out how to do so without abandoning the joy and exuberance shared in their more child-like world.