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Miramax picks up Owen's 'Boys'

Published Monday, Sep 29 2008, 11:54 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Miramax picks up Owen's 'Boys'

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Miramax has picked up the distribution rights to the Clive Owen drama The Boys Are Back.

The film, an adaptation of Simon Carr's novel The Boys Are Back in Town, revolves around a sports writer who struggles to raise his two sons following the death of his wife.

Laura Fraser and Emma Booth co-star, with Scott Hicks directing from a script by Allan Cubitt.

Miramax president Daniel Battsek told The Hollywood Reporter: "I had been wanting to continue the relationship with Scott Hicks I had started so long ago on Shine. Once Clive signed on, all of the pieces fell into place."

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