Directed by Shawn Ku and produced by Lee Clay, "Beautiful Boy" stars Michael Sheen ("Frost/Nixon") and Maria Bello ("A History Of Violence"), from a screenplay by Ku and Michael Armbruster :
"...'Bill' (Sheen) and 'Kate' (Bello) are a married couple, tightly wound and devoted to their work. Bill is a businessman, Kate proofreads books. When their marriage takes a turn for the worse, and they're on the verge of breaking up, they receive shocking news about their eighteen year old son 'Sam' (Kyle Gallner), a college freshman..."
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