Checkout Boy A at Film Forum, Mark O’Rowe's latest film, an adaptation of the 2004 novel by British writer Jonathan Trigell.

"A haunting British drama that owes something to the postwar kitchen-sink sensibility pioneered by John Osborne and his angry young men. Can a young man who has spent most of his life in prison for committing a horrendous crime re-enter the world under a new identity and find the strength to redeem himself?"

"Newcomer Andrew Garfield gives a quietly compelling performance as Jack, a young man with a past; Peter Mullan is his hopeful caseworker and Katie Lyons, his newfound love interest. Ironically, a publicized act as a Good Samaritan threatens to unmask Jack’s past. This deeply affecting working class drama could be set in any country at any time in history, for its insights into the fragility of human nature resonate with a timeless quality."

Read more and get information on dates and ticketing on the Film Forum's site, watch the trailer, and checkout the Wikipedia entry for more info on the book and the film.