Victoria Hill

December Boys -- Four teens have no hopes of joining a family and form their own familial bonds. News comes that a young couple may adopt one of them, and they share a rivalry to be the chosen one.

They share the same birth month, so the orphanage calls them December Boys. But these teens – Maps, Spit, Spark and Misty – have much more in common. With no hopes of ever joining a family, they form their own familial bonds. Then the unexpected news comes that a young couple may adopt one of them, and the long-time pals suddenly share something else: a rivalry to be the chosen one. December Boys, a poignant memoir of friendship and family, marks Daniel Radcliffe’s first major film role outside the Harry Potter series. He plays Maps, a big brother to the group as it stumbles and wavers its way toward manhood. Join the boys for their remarkable journey of the heart called growing up.

They share the same birth month, so the orphanage calls them DECEMBER BOYS. But these teens - Maps, Spit, Spark and Misty - have much more in common. With no hopes of ever joining a family, they form their own familial bonds. Then the unexpected news comes that a young couple may adopt one of them, and the long-time pals suddenly share something else: a rivalry to be the chosen one. DECEMBER BOYS, a poignant memoir of friendship and family, marks Daniel Radcliffe's first major film role outside the HARRY POTTER series. He plays Maps, a big brother to the group as it stumbles and wavers its way toward manhood. Join the boys for their remarkable journey of the heart called growing up.

One summer, four orphans boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing for the attention of the same family.