Bomber (2009 film)

Bomber
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Cotter
Written by	Paul Cotter
Produced by	Maureen A. Ryan
Starring	Shane Taylor Benjamin Whitrow Eileen Nicholas
Cinematography	Rick Siegel
Edited by	Matt Maddox
Music by	Stephen Coates
Release date	14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) (SXSW)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Bomber is a 2009 British comedy-drama film directed and written by Paul Cotter and starring Shane Taylor, Benjamin Whitrow, and Eileen Nicholas. The plot is about an 83-year-old man returning to Germany for a long planned journey of atonement.^[1]

It is also Benjamin Whitrow's final film before his death in 2017.

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Plot

Shane Taylor, Benjamin Whitrow, and Eileen Nicholas star in Paul Cotter's bittersweet comedy about an old man who goes back to Germany to apologise to a village he accidentally bombed during the war.

Lovelorn art school graduate Ross is still down in the dumps when his eighty-three-year-old father announces plans for a family road trip to Germany. Back in the war, Ross's father accidentally bombed a small German town and he's regretted the mistake ever since. He's determined to make amends but getting to Germany won't be easy, because it's been years since father and son have exchanged a kind word. Along the way, father and son both learn some important lessons that will help them to be better, more compassionate people in the future.

Awards and reception

Bomber premiered at the 2009 SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival in the Narrative Competition. The film subsequently appeared at film festivals across the world including Filmfest München, Torino, Raindance, Mill Valley and Gothenburg. Along the way, Bomber picked up the following awards: