A Boy Called Sailboat

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6.7/10

1.7K

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Jake Busey, Noel Gugliemi, J.K. Simmons, Lew Temple, Julian Atocani Sanchez, and Zeyah Pearson in A Boy Called Sailboat (2018)

An isolated Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens an global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.

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A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the m... Read allA Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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10janhezzel

Wonderful movie

This movie hit all the bases of emotion for the entire sold out audience at the Prescott Film Festival. Well worth seeing and spreading the word. The director and writer, Cameron Nugent did a superb job in capturing the subtleties of the main characters as well as the story line. The excellent script was written with humor throughout. The director of Photography, John Garrett, captured the bleakness of the landscape but also captured the warmth of the family and townspeople. JK Simmons as well as Julian as the "boy called Sailboat" and his parents should get a nod for their acting abilities. A film Well Done...

7PinkPuffin

A simple yet profound story of a boy and his guitar

It's very hard to sum up this film as it's so unusual. If you like Holywood blockbusters then this is not the film for you. It is very slow, but so beautifully shot, and well acted that you are totally engrossed by it's magic, charm and quirkiness. A young boy finds a guitar, and sings and plays the most beautiful song ever written. Everyone who hears it is deeply moved and it brings happiness and peace to everyone. There are subtle comedic scenes all the way through, and the landscape of New Mexico is stunningly shot in all it's raw, stark beauty.

ninkenbab

Pleasant Surprise

I was lucky enough to see this a short time ago in Silver City, NM where it was filmed. The person who made the film and all the kids from it were there for discussion/ Q&A afterwards. When the movie began all I could think was boring. Very soon after that I was pleasantly surprised. It turned into a very enjoyable, entertaining and funny movie. The kids were great. I highly recommend this gem.

9andybl-82701

Charming and endearing

A sweet experience with well measured performances. A little slow in places so might not be for everyone but the little leads do give the film extra depth

9Boristhemoggy

One of the loveliest films I've watched in a long time

It may well be one of the loveliest films I've watched in a long time, and yet I have no idea what it is about. I mean I know it's about a little boy who writes a song that we never hear but which makes the whole world happy but, I have no idea what it's about. It's kind of like David Lynch meets Disney. The direction and pace is superb, the photography is stunning, the acting is immense for what it is, and I've never seen a 7 year old boy hold an entire movie from beginning to end. This is an amazing watch.

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Trivia
Cameron Nugent and his wife scouted possible locations for this film from their home in Australia by using Google Earth.

Quotes
Ernest: Alright, you ready?
Sailboat: Mm.
Ernest: Well, I got these three beautiful new babies right here! Startin' with the American dream, the Chavelle! Screamin' out for the road and a lifetime of erotic dreams! Girl on girl! But if that's not your cup of tea, then turn your loins to a truck made of meat, the '72 Chevy pickup. All the muscle in back for a girl, guy, guy, and if you's in between, and I most highly recommend you is, you might not even need a sponge cushion. But! If your desires are of a more serious kind, and I can see that they just might be, this last baby is a Chinese joss house on wheels! The Chevy G20 Sport van. Girl, guy, girl, guy, girl, and I could go on all day and night and I do believe that you could, too, given half a chance... So, what'd you think?
Sailboat: I think that's your best one... I like the part about the truck made of meat.
Ernest: Yeah, I've been workin' on that all week. Tryin' to really capture the essence of the beast... Glad you like it.