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Clive Owen with co-stars George MacKay and Nicholas McAnulty

Comingsoon.net released an interview this past Tuesday that they held with director Scott Hicks (No Reservations, Glass: A Portrait in 12 Parts) and actor Clive Owen (Children of Men, Shoot ‘em Up) about their newest film The Boys are Back. The interview is, as it aptly calls itself, intimate, revealing much of the deep feeling that went into making the hardy family drama. Both Hicks and Owen express their strong connections to the story, which centers on fatherhood, and how they believe it will resonate with countless people because of the relationships that are built on screen. Owen plays a single father raising two sons.

This marks the third feature film of Hicks’ that deals directly with the issue of parenting (with Hearts of Atlantis being the first, and his remake of No Reservations being the second), particularly single parenting. The Boys are Back will focus more on this topic than before, which should say a lot about how personal it is to the director.

Hicks has a wife and two girls of his own.

The Boys are Back began a limited release today.