Best Boy

Best Boy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-04-02

Languages:

English, Hebrew

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (462 Reviews)

Director:

Ira Wohl

Fullplot:

Portrait of a family in transition: a mother, a father, and their son, their "best boy." Pearl and Max Wohl live in Queens with Philly, their cheerful, engaging, and mentally-disabled son. For 50 years Pearl and Max have provided a loving home for Philly, but they're aging, Max is ailing, and they must figure out what's to happen to Philly when they can no longer care for him. Are there options besides an institution? Philly's cousin is Ira Wohl, whose camera follows the family as Philly takes steps into the wider world.

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