Our Hero, Balthazar (2026)
Take a shot at friendship.
Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he's convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence.
- Date of release
- 2026-03-27
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (29)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Oscar Boyson
Casting
- Jaeden Martell — Balthazar
- Asa Butterfield — Solomon
- Chris Bauer — Beaver
- Pippa Knowles — Eleanor
- Danny McCarthy — Gore
- Jennifer Ehle — Nicole
- Avan Jogia — Supes
- Bobby Potts — Esteban
- Becky Ann Baker — Elaine
- Anna Baryshnikov — Taylor
- Angela Hicks — Ms. Long
- Noah Centineo — Antony
Interesting facts
Our Hero, Balthazar is a 2025 American black comedy-drama film directed and produced by Oscar Boyson in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Boyson and Ricky Camilleri. It stars Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Chris Bauer, Jennifer Ehle, Anna Baryshnikov, Noah Centineo, Becky Ann Baker, Avan Jogia and Pippa Knowles. The film tells the story of a teenager who befriends a potential school shooter in order to prevent a future attack.
Production
Principal photography took place in May 2024.
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