Webber’s relationship with Bodhi feels genuine throughout viewers eavesdrop on their shared moments, experiencing real emotions in the process. ![]() It is never overly sentimental as it depicts Bodhi’s curiosity about life (and death), Mark’s effort to create memories for his son, and the pair following the quest of finding one’s path in life. Webber’s impressionistic drama is both an emotional and fanciful father/son story. The world is light years away from the reality of a hospital bed where Mark’s character is being treated for a terminal illness, or their home, where Mark, his wife Teresa, and their son Bodhi play games indoors or out. Throughout “The Place of No Words,” Mark is Viking Dad and Bodhi is his Viking Son, and the pair are seen traveling across a difficult landscape that includes a farting swamp, fizzleberries (that create colorful dust when eaten), creatures called Grumblers, and other magical elements. He calls his approach “reality cinema.” Webber often showcases members of his own family in his features-from his son Isaac in his sophomore effort, “The End of Love,” to his wife Teresa Palmer in “The Ever After,” and his biological parents and real-life brother in “Flesh and Blood.” For his latest project, “The Place of No Words,” Webber cast himself, Palmer, and their 3-year-old son Bodhi, in a story that toggles back and forth between reality and fantasy. ![]() Actor-turned-director Mark Webber mines his personal life for the films he makes.
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