That boy is 28 years old

Garnett 2022-03-22 08:01:03

Do you believe that boy exists? Which of the words of pseudo-ill Donna is true and which is false, what is Donna's past, and who is the boy in the videotape?

The truth doesn't care how it happens, it's how you feel.


The feel of the film is well grasped and doesn't give a so-called clear truth. What you feel is what you think it is.

Like Gabriel said why miss a seemingly What about people who don't exist? He wasn't sure about the boy's existence, but he was sure there was some kind of pain, Donna's pseudo-illness, what happened to the boy, which seemed very specific and unverifiable.


Does that boy exist in your heart?



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  • [last title card 1]

    Title Card: This film was inspired by a telephone friendship with what was believed to be a 14-year-old boy.

    [last title card 2]

    Title Card: To this day the existence of that boy has never been conclusively proven.

    [last title card 3]

    Title Card: He would be 28 years old today.

  • [first lines]

    Gabriel Noone: [Black screen. Sounds of squeaking chair as someone sits down, microphone squealing, paper rustling, and a thump] Ready?

    [Sound of one breath blown into microphone]

    Gabriel Noone: [Unknown woman mumbles]

    Gabriel Noone: Yeah, let's try it like that.

    [Paper rustling]

    Gabriel Noone: [Unknown woman mumbles again]