
SON OF RAMBOW is the name of the home movie made by two little boys
with a big video camera and even bigger ambitions. Set on a long
English summer in the early 80's, SON OF RAMBOW is a comedy about
friendship, faith and the tough business of growing up. We see the
story through the eyes of Will, the eldest son of a fatherless Plymouth
Brethren family. The Brethren regard themselves as God's 'chosen ones'
and their strict moral code means that Will has never been allowed to
mix with the other 'worldlies,' listen to music or watch TV, until he
finds himself caught up in the extraordinary world of Lee Carter, the
school terror and maker of bizarre home movies. Carter exposes Will to
a pirate copy of Rambo: First Blood and from that moment Will's mind is
blown wide open and he's easily convinced to be the stuntman in Lee
Carters' diabolical home movie. Will's imaginative little brain is not
only given chance to flourish in the world of film making, but is also
very handy when it comes to dreaming up elaborate schemes to keep his
partnership with Lee Carter a secret from the Brethren community. Will
and Carter's complete disregard for consequences and innocent ambition
means that the process of making their film is a glorious rollercoaster
that eventually leads to true friendship. They start to make a name for
themselves at school as movie makers but when popularity descends on
them in the form of the Pied Piper-esque French exchange student,
Didier Revol, their unique friendship and their precious film are
pushed, quite literally, to breaking point.
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