BEAUTIFUL BOY A Family's Struggle with Drug Addiction Stars Steve Carell and Timothy Chalamet

BEAUTIFUL BOY is film about a teen's battle with drug addiction and the ugly impact it has on an entire family.  The film is based on the autobiography by David Sheff "A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction" about his son Nic's drug addicted teen years and the painful saga that overtakes Nic's life and that of his family.  David is an author & journalist.  He has focused much of his writing on the modern day crisis of drug addiction.  The film is directed by Belgian born Felix Van Groeningen, Acad. Award nominated filmmaker ("The Broken Circle).  Nic's vicious cycle with addiction & rehabilitation is an arduous journey that is oppressive not only for himself but for his bewildered & overwhelmed father.  The film is shown in flashbacks between Nic as a young boy and as a teen who totters between being an addict and attempts at getting clean.  Nothing is on an easy clear course.  The pain registers on David (Steve Carell) and the shame Nic (Timothy Chalamet) knows he's inflicting but unable to overcome resonates with impact that is heart stopping.  Amy Ryan as David's ex and Nic's mother and Maura Tierney as his step-mom are excellent in their roles as is the entire cast.  The film is relentless & purposeful in revealing the torment or addiction, relapse and recovery.  "You can't cure them {addicts} but you can be there for them."  BEAUTIFUL BOY is an agonizing & inspiring film that depicts the rampant drug epidemic, the struggle for recovery and the toll it exacts on the addict and their loved ones.