Romulus, My Father (2007)

Director: Richard Roxburgh
Writers: Nick Drake, Raimond Gaita
Genre: Drama
Rated: R
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Release Date: May 31, 2007 (Australia)

Cast
- Eric Bana
- Franka Potente
- Marton Csokas
- Kodi Smit-McPhee

Synopsis
ROMULUS, MY FATHER is based on Raimond Gaita’s critically acclaimed memoir of the same name. It tells the story of Romulus (Eric Bana), his beautiful wife, Christina (Franka Potenta), and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond (Kodi Smit-McPhee).

It is the tale of a boy – Raimond, trying to balance a universe described by his deeply moral father, against the experience of heartbreaking absence and neglect from a depressive mother. It is, ultimately, a story of impossible love that celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son. It involves issues dealing with mental illness during a time when there was little knowledge of treatments, when the treatments that did exist were archaic, struggle as immigrants in a new country, family and extended family and love for a father, all seen from the point of view of a young boy.

Alternate Titles
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Trivia
- 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.
- 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.