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Backstage with. James Norton who reveals he was left in tears over new film role playing a dying dad James Norton s new film was inspired by a true story that director Uberto Pasolini spotted in a newspaper – the single father of a young child had been given months to live and was searching for a new family for his son to go to after he died.
It s a simple, yet devastating premise, and in Nowhere Special the story unfolds with relatively little dialogue, and instead is told through the relationship between the stoic window cleaner John, and his similarly quiet son Michael.
Nowhere Special review: One of those small, sombre films that tugs at the heartstrings
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James Norton: My film made me sob and want children © Curzon Cinemas James Norton plays John, the devoted father of four-year-old Michael [Daniel Lamont]
James Norton is clearly emotional about his latest film, Nowhere Special.
This is not entirely surprising, given he plays a terminally ill single parent, choosing a family to adopt his young son. It made me cry when I read the script, he tells the BBC.
Norton found it hard to hold back his tears during filming as well - he was sobbing my eyes out during a poignant bedtime story scene.
They had to keep reshooting until he could do it dry-eyed, to show his character s strength and stoicism .
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By Helen Bushby
James Norton is clearly emotional about his latest film, Nowhere Special.
This is not entirely surprising, given he plays a terminally ill single parent, choosing a family to adopt his young son. It made me cry when I read the script, he tells the BBC.
Norton found it hard to hold back his tears during filming as well - he was sobbing my eyes out during a poignant bedtime story scene.
They had to keep reshooting until he could do it dry-eyed, to show his character s strength and stoicism .
It appears he wasn t the only one to be so affected by the storyline. Virgin Radio s Chris Evans said his wife found him sobbing for 10 minutes after watching it, and called it the most beautiful film I ve ever seen .
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