HONEY BOY
Child actor-turned-movie star Shia LaBeouf wound up with a PTSD diagnosis and a need to understand how it all went down. Using the avatar “Otis Lort” and playing his own haunted dad, LaBeouf and filmmaker Alma Har’el have crafted
Honey Boy, a modern classic of abuse, reflection and recovery.
As
Honey Boy’s screenwriter and a principal actor, Shia LaBeouf unflinchingly considered his troubled past and his dad, a felon and ex-rodeo clown. LaBeouf’s firsthand knowledge of recovery helped him to dramatize the process by which self-expression can lead to forgiveness — and to love.
Director Alma Har’el possesses a keen eye for behavior and environment, and a strong command of the tools of narrative.
Honey Boy draws on all of her strengths to bring a moving portrait of recovery from childhood trauma to the screen.
