December Boys

December Boys
US theatrical release poster
Directed byRod Hardy
Screenplay byMarc Rosenberg
Story byRonald Kinnoch
Based onDecember Boys
by Michael Noonan
Produced byRichard Becker
StarringDaniel Radcliffe
Lee Cormie
Jack Thompson
Victoria Hill
Teresa Palmer
CinematographyDavid Connell
Edited byDany Cooper
Music byCarlo Giacco
Production
company
Distributed byBecker Entertainment
Roadshow Films
Release dates
  • 14 September 2007 (2007-09-14) (UK, US)
  • 20 September 2007 (2007-09-20) (Australia)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million
Box office$1.2 million

December Boys is a 2007 Australian drama film directed by Rod Hardy and written by Marc Rosenberg and adapted from the 1963 novel of the same name by Michael Noonan. It was released on 14 September 2007 in the United Kingdom and the United States and 20 September 2007 in Australia. The film follows four orphan boys who compete to be adopted by a family. This was Daniel Radcliffe's first non-Harry Potter film role since his film debut in The Tailor of Panama.