Best Boy
Portrait of a family in transition: a mother, a father, and their son, their "best boy." Pearl and Max Wohl live in Queens with Philly, their cheerful, engaging, and mentally-disabled son. For 50 years Pearl and Max have provided a loving home for Philly, but they're aging, Max is ailing, and they must figure out what's to happen to Philly when they can no longer care for him. Are there options besides an institution? Philly's cousin is Ira Wohl, whose camera follows the family as Philly takes steps into the wider world.
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HD
Documentary, Biography
1979
111 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Best Boy
- Duration : 111 min
- Languages : English, Hebrew
- Writers : Ira Wohl
- Directors : Ira Wohl min
- Imdb : 7.8 (462 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.4 (383 votes)
- Actors : Philip Wohl, Zero Mostel, Christine O'Connor, Frances Reiss
Movie Storyline
Portrait of a family in transition: a mother, a father, and their son, their "best boy." Pearl and Max Wohl live in Queens with Philly, their cheerful, engaging, and mentally-disabled son. For 50 years Pearl and Max have provided a loving home for Philly, but they're aging, Max is ailing, and they must figure out what's to happen to Philly when they can no longer care for him. Are there options besides an institution? Philly's cousin is Ira Wohl, whose camera follows the family as Philly takes steps into the wider world.