Romulus, My Father
Romulus, My Father is a 2007 Australian drama film directed by Richard Roxburgh. Based on the memoir of the same name by Raimond Gaita, the film tells the story of Romulus (Eric Bana) and his wife Christine (Franka Potente), and their struggle in the face of great adversity to raise their son, Raimond, played by the nine-year-old Kodi Smit-McPhee. The film marks the directorial debut for Australian actor Richard Roxburgh. It was commended in the Australian Film Critics Association 2007 Film Awards.
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| Screenplay by | Nick Drake
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| Music by | Basil Hogios
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| Edited by | Suresh Ayyar
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| Running time | 104 minutes
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| Country | Australia
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| Language | English
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| Box office | $2,589,674
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Girl on the porch: Jerry Lee Lewis. They call him the Killer.
Raimond: Why?
Girl on the porch: Because he kills people I guess.
- Eric Bana stated in an interview that during filming, he remembered much of his own family's struggles and as a result, it felt a bit like his own history.
- First film for both Kodi Smit-McPhee and directorial debut for Richard Roxburgh (though he has previously worked as a theater director).
- Many of the cast members have close to the same origins as their characters. Eric Bana, Franka Potente, and Marton Csokas all have large family ties to Europe.
- In Roman mythology, Romulus was left in the wilderness with his brother, and went on to found the city of Rome.
- According to the special features, everything in the film was taken from the real Raimond's life.
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