Ezra
Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne and Robert De Niro star in this family drama about divorced parents struggling with how best to raise their autistic son.
New Jersey stand-up comedian Max tells stories, not jokes, about ordinary chaos. And there is no better source of chaos in his life than his son, Ezra. Diagnosed with autism, Ezra is precocious and precarious: he’s been reading The New York Times since he was five, but his impulsive behaviour often gets him into trouble and sometimes even poses a danger to himself and others. A doctor insists Ezra be sent to a special school and medicated. Ezra’s mom, Jenna, who shares custody with Max, is inclined to go along with the program, but Max will have none of it. One night, Max, who has been promised a spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, takes Ezra on a cross-country excursion – without the permission of Jenna or his father, whose car Max has ‘borrowed’. (source: www.tiff.net)