Description

A Home at the End of the World 2004
R | 1h 37min | Drama, Romance | 14 October 2004 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Hours” comes a story that chronicles a dozen years in the lives of two best friends who couldn’t be more different. From suburban Cleveland in the 60s, to New York City in the 80s, where they meet an older woman, the film charts a journey of trials, triumphs, loves and losses. Now the question is: can they navigate the unusual triangle they’ve created and hold their friendship together?

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong drug content, sexuality, nudity, language and a disturbing accident

User review:

I just finished watching this film on cable, and it left me with a tugging, wistful and urgent feeling regarding the complex and fragile nature of what it means to be alive on this planet, faced with a myriad of choices, which we make based upon what we ultimately believe to be of value.

In this movie, the main character, Bobby (a magnificent performance by Colin Farrell), makes his choices based purely on need and love. From a very young age, his character is aware of certain truths about life and he’s acutely in touch with his feelings. He trusts and follows these feelings, to the exclusion of everything else. This is not an ordinary character, and this is not an ordinary film.

Everything about A Home At The End of the World is off-center, in the best possible way – the characters do not fit into any stereotypical molds and there are no over-wrought emotional scenes, although the film is deeply emotional and profoundly intimate. Choices are made, consequences are dealt with, but nothing plays out in a trite, predictable way. Instead the story builds slowly, with intense subtlety, showing the changes Bobby and his childhood friend Jonathan experience in their conjoined lives. I recommend this movie to anyone who is willing to take this unforgettable journey along with them.

Director: Michael Mayer
Writers: Michael Cunningham (novel), Michael Cunningham (screenplay)
Stars: Colin Farrell, Dallas Roberts, Robin Wright
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 14 October 2004 (Netherlands)
Filming Locations: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA