The story of how a boy was abandoned by his mother and how he, later, abandoned her. The year he’ll be 14, the parents of Augusten Burroughs (1965- ) divorce, and his mother, who thinks of herself as a fine poet on the verge of fame, delivers him to the eccentric household of her psychiatrist, Dr. Finch. During that year, Augusten avoids school, keeps a journal, and practices cosmetology. His mother’s mental illness worsens, he takes an older lover, he finds friendship with Finch’s younger daughter, and he’s the occasional recipient of gifts from an unlikely benefactor. Can he survive to come of age?
Release Date: 27 October 2006Runtime: 122 min
Stars:
- Alec Baldwin
- Annette Bening
- Brian Cox
- Colleen Camp
- Dagmara Dominczyk
- Evan Rachel Wood
- Gabriel Guedj
- Gabrielle Union
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Jack Kaeding
- Jill Clayburgh
- Joseph Cross
- Joseph Fiennes
- Kristin Chenoweth
- Patrick Wilson
Director: Ryan Murphy
