sentences:  Abe's own life resembled the fractured childhood of the character he was to play, and he was allowed to join the production with the home's permission.Abe developed warm relationships with cast and crew, who tutored him while the film was being shot.Although popular at the box office, "Boy" disappointed some critics, who faulted its perceived humanism as a backward step from previous efforts like "Death By Hanging" and "Violence at Noon" that engaged with psychoanalysis and Brechtian effects.