Romulus My Father

Magnolia Pictures has acquired all U.S. rights to ROMULUS, MY FATHER, which was recently nominated in every category for this year's Australian Film Awards, making it the most nominated film in the award's history.

Starring Eric Bana (MUNICH, THE HULK), Franka Potente (RUN, LOLA RUN, THE BOURNE IDENTITY) and Marton Csokas (LORD OF THE RINGS), the film marks the feature directing debut of veteran Australian actor Richard Roxburgh. It was written by screenwriter Nick Drake and produced by Robert Connolly and John Maynard.

Based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir, ROMULUS, MY FATHER is the story of a couple (Bana and Potente) struggling in the face of great adversity to bring up their son. As the boy is forced to navigate a difficult home life between his deeply moral father and capricious mother, the film is ultimately a moving love story that celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.

ROMULUS, MY FATHER received 16 Australian Film Awards nominations including best film, director, screenplay, cinematography, editing, sound, music, production design, costume design, two best actor nods for Bana and Kodi Smit-McPhee, best actress for Potente, two best supporting actor awards for Marton Csokas and Russell Dykstra, best supporting actress for Esme Melville, and best young actor for Smit-McPhee.

Released by Dendy Films and Footprint Films in Australia, the film has been sold in more than 20 territories as well as the United States, including Germany, Scandinavia, Italy, Latin America and Canada.

Magnolia Pictures is the theatrical and home entertainment distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, a vertically integrated group of media properties co-owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban that also include the Landmark Theatres chain, production companies 2929 Productions and HDNet Films, and high definition cable networks HDNet and HDNet Movies.