''Nowhere Special'' is a 2020 internationally co-produced

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written, directed, and produced by Uberto Pasolini. It stars James Norton and Daniel Lamont, set in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. The story follows John, a single parent to 4-year-old Michael, who must make arrangements for the care of his son when he is faced with the reality of terminal illness. It had its world premiere at the

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on 10 September 2020, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2021.

Cast

* James Norton as John * Daniel Lamont as Michael *

Eileen O'Higgins Eileen O'Higgins is a Northern Irish actress. Her breakthrough role was in the play ''Hold Your Tongue, Hold Your Dead'' which led to a supporting role in the film ''Brooklyn (film), Brooklyn'' (2015) and ''Mary Queen of Scots (2018 film), Mary ...

as Shona *

Valerie O'Connor Valerie O'Connor is an Irish television actress, theatre actress and singer. She is best known for playing Det. Insp. Nikki Grogan in soap-opera '' Red Rock'' and Miss Jervis in ''ROY''. Personal life O'Connor lives in Dublin city centre, but ...

as Ella *

Valene Kane Valene Kane is a Northern Irish actress. She is perhaps best known for her performances in all three series of BBC Two's BAFTA-nominated ''The Fall'', in which she played Jamie Dornan's first lover, Rose Stagg. Early life Kane was born and ...

as Celia *

Keith McErlean Keith McErlean is an Irish actor. Born and raised in Carndonagh in Inishowen, County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland, his career began when he graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in June 1998. He has appeared in many plays for the A ...

as Phillip *

Siobhán McSweeney Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in the teen sitcom ''Derry Girls''. Early life McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherl ...

as Pam *

Chris Corrigan Chris Corrigan (born 1946) is an Australian businessman. He was the managing director of the Patrick Corporation until it was taken over in 2006. Born in country New South Wales, he was educated at Bowral High School, the Australian National Uni ...

as Gerry *

Niamh McGrady Niamh McGrady (born 4 October 1982) is a film, stage and television actress from Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland. She is best known for her parts as Mary-Claire Carter in ''Holby City'' and PC Danielle Ferrington in the psychological ...

as Lorraine * Caolan Byrne as Trevor

Production

In September 2019, it was announced James Norton had joined the cast of the film, with Uberto Pasolini directing from a screenplay he wrote. Pasolini was inspired to write the script from a story he read about a terminally ill father who needed to find a new family for his son before dying.

Filming

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began in August 2019.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on 10 September 2020. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2021 at

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Critical reception

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, ''Nowhere Special'' holds an approval rating of 100% based on 30 reviews. In 2021, James Norton was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for

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References

External links

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