Nowhere Special

'Still Life' filmmaker Uberto Pasolini delivers a subtle and caring statement on navigating grief through terrific leads James Norton and young newcomer Daniel Lamont.

It had all the potential to be a weepy you'd avoid, but it's really quite sensitive, powerful, and beautifully acted.

For a film about loneliness and death, it’s tender, intelligent and life-affirming without ever being maudlin and mawkish. A rare and distinguished film indeed.

Intimate rather than maudlin, this sensitive, vulnerable feature shapes into a beautiful testament to the undaunting love between a father and a son, and the ultimate gift that an ill dad can give his child.

Lighter moments aside, “Nowhere Special” doesn’t sugarcoat its heartbreaking premise. The film is essentially a two-hander between Norton and Lamont, both of whom give excellent, complementary performances.

Writer-director Uberto Pasolini lets all of this play out without grandstanding. The filmmaker doesn't embellish.

This warm and tender film that manages to be a feel-good movie, which only occasionally dips into sentimentality amidst the tragic subject matter.

Rarely emotionally manipulative, Nowhere Special is a sensitive, true-to-life drama about a father and son facing a life-changing moment.

A measured, emotional ripper... a 35-year-old window cleaner and single father who must find a home for his four-year-old son when he learns he has only a few months to live... Details accrue&#59; anger steels. A steady hand gets the story through.

A warm drama on fatherhood.