The Sunshine Boy
2009, IS. Directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.
A Mother's Courage (aka The Sunshine Boy) is a moving, compassionate portrayal of a mother's desperate quest to understand the perplexing condition that controls her son. A journey through different countries, where every stop-over opens a new path into the depths of autism - and places her son in a strikingly different perspective as it reaches the end.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- IS
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- Released
- 1 January 2009
- Original title
- Sólskinsdrengurinn
- Country
- Iceland
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The Sunshine Boy runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Sunshine Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2009. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Sunshine Boy?
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Who directed The Sunshine Boy?
The Sunshine Boy (2009) was directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.