Baby Boy

Twelve-year-old Otis is a rising television star in Hollywood. When his career began to take off, his father, a former circus clown, returned to him and became his guardian. When Otis isn't on set, he lives with his father in an edge-of-the-city motel, enduring his abuse at the hands of his overbearing father. HONEY BOY follows two threads of time, watching father and son's contentious relationship and their attempts to mend it across the course of a decade. This stunning collaboration between screenwriter-star Shia LaBeouf and director Alma Har'el paints a painful yet enlightening self-portrait of growing up. Shia LaBeouf's script dives deep into Otis's psychology to mine uncomfortable truths about the lasting effects of abuse, while Har'el crafts an exciting, stylish film that never loses sight of its heartwarming center. Two outstanding young actors - Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges - play Otis at two different ages. Their intense performances create a powerful and earthy character.