Details

Release year: 2017

Storyline

Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Top credits

Directors

Stephen Chbosky

Writers

Cast

Jacob Tremblay — Auggie
Owen Wilson — Nate
Izabela Vidovic — Via
Julia Roberts — Isabel

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• R.J. Palacio was inspired to write her book after taking her son for ice cream, where they saw a child with Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (MFD), also known as Treacher Collins Syndrome. Her son was upset upon seeing this boy. The story is shown in a film scene in which Jack Will's (Noah Jupe) mother emphasizes the importance of making Auggie feel accepted.

• Jacob Tremblay and his family went to the Children's Craniofacial Association retreat, where he met and befriended children with Treacher Collins syndrome, the same syndrome that Auggie has.

• Jacob Tremblay's prosthetic make-up, designed and created by Arjen Tuiten, took an hour and a half to apply. It consisted of a skull cap with prosthetic ears attached, a facial prosthetic covering Jacob's face, and a wig to tie it all together.