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MOVIE · 2014

Boyhood

Drama166 min

Mason grows up in Texas between two households after his parents’ divorce, moving from first grade to the end of high school as family routines keep changing around him. Ellar Coltrane is Mason; Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke are the divorced parents trying to raise him. Directed by Richard Linklater and filmed over twelve years, the story follows moves, new schools, changing households, and the everyday moments that shape Mason’s childhood and his relationship with both parents.

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