Is Anybody There?

This feels like pitch-perfect heart-string plucking to me. It’s directed by John Crowley who won a BAFTA (TV) last year for Boy A.

Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten year old boy growing up in an old people’s home run by his parents. Whilst his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his father copes with the onset of mid-life crisis, Edward is busy tape-recording the elderly residents to try and discover what happens when they die. Increasingly obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, Edward’s is a rather lonely existence until he meets Clarence, the latest recruit to the home, a retired magician with a liberating streak of anarchy. Is There Anybody There? tells the surprising, touching story of this odd couple – a boy and an old man – facing life together, with Edward learning to live in the moment and Clarence coming to terms with the past. (IMDb)

Is Anybody There? Opens April 17th (limited). This is the UK version of the trailer. We’ll update with the US version as soon as one comes available. Poster after the cut.