Saint Ralph
(2004)
Regisseur:
Michael McGowanSchauspieler:
Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Gordon Pinsent, Jennifer Tilly, Shauna MacDonald, Tamara Hope, Jonathan Walker, Keir Gilchrist, Robert Smith, Boyd Banks, Fiona Highet, John Blakey, Sean Cullen, Jonathan Higgins, Miranda Black, Frank CrudeleHamilton, Kanada, im Jahr 1954. Der vierzehnjährige Ralph Walker (Adam Butcher) besucht die altehrwürdige St. Magnus Catholic High School und hat so seine Probleme mit der rigiden katholischen Sexualmoral. Um ihn zu disziplinieren und abzuhärten, schickt ihn der tyrannische Direktor Fitzpatrick (Gordon Pinsent) ins Geländeläuferteam von Vater Hibbert (Campbell Scott), wo Ralph prompt sein außergewöhnliches Talent für Ausdauerläufe entdeckt. Mit dem bevorstehenden Boston Marathon naht auch gleich eine adäquate Herausforderung.
Familienunterhaltung passend zur Adventszeit zwischen High-School-Komödie, Sportler-Selbstüberwindungsepos und sentimentalem Familiendrama.
This Canadian made comedy/drama, set in Hamilton, Ontario in 1954, is a sweet and - at times - goofy story that becomes increasingly poignant as the minutes tick by. It's the fictional tale of a wayward 9th grader, Ralph (Adam Butcher), who is secretly living on his own while his widowed, hospitalized mother remains immersed in a coma. Frequently in trouble with Father Fitzpatrick (Gordon Pinsent), the principal of his all-boys, Catholic school, Ralph is considered something of a joke among peers until he decides to pull off a miracle that could save his mother, i.e., winning the Boston Marathon. Coached by a younger priest and former runner, Father Hibbert (Campbell Scott), whose cynicism has been lifted by the boy's pure hope, Ralph applies himself to his unlikely mission, fending off naysayers and getting help along a very challenging path from sundry allies and friends.
This Canadian made comedy/drama, set in Hamilton, Ontario in 1954, is a sweet and - at times - goofy story that becomes increasingly poignant as the minutes tick by. It's the fictional tale of a wayward 9th grader, Ralph (Adam Butcher), who is secretly living on his own while his widowed, hospitalized mother remains immersed in a coma. Frequently in trouble with Father Fitzpatrick (Gordon Pinsent), the principal of his all-boys, Catholic school, Ralph is considered something of a joke among peers until he decides to pull off a miracle that could save his mother, i.e., winning the Boston Marathon. Coached by a younger priest and former runner, Father Hibbert (Campbell Scott), whose cynicism has been lifted by the boy's pure hope, Ralph applies himself to his unlikely mission, fending off naysayers and getting help along a very challenging path from sundry allies and friends.
