Norman, With Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Opens Friday, Oct 21

Norman, a film that opens this Friday, October 21st and stars Dan Byrd and Emily VanCamp, and is directed by Jonathan Segal, has a compelling story line unlike any this blogger has seen before.

Consider the synopsis:

Norman Long is a high school loner, a self-aware and darkly funny teen who’s just trying to handle his daily existence. In the wake of his mother’s sudden death, Norman must now also deal with the reality that his father is starting to lose his battle with stomach cancer.

Norman, depressed and angry, unintentionally gets caught in a lie that he, in fact, has stomach cancer. Soon his complete distortion of the facts spirals out of control. Part coping mechanism, partially as a way to feel closer to his father, and to a certain degree to prepare others for his possible suicide, Norman begins to imitate his father’s debilitating physical symptoms, dramatically affecting his life and the world around him.
Emily, a magnetic girl with one of those rare enchanting smiles, gets caught up in Norman’s fabrication and struggles with her deep rooted romantic feelings in the face of Norman’s “impending” death. Ultimately, Norman must confront a burning set of conflicting emotions as he struggles to define his relationship with his father, his love for Emily, and ultimately who he will be as a young man.

It opens this Friday at AMC Theaters across the country. Check out the website: http://normanthemovie.com/

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