The Soloist

Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr and Oscar winner Jamie Foxx star in an extraordinary true story of how a chance meeting can change a life. From the director of the Oscar-nominated ATONEMENT, Joe Wright, THE SOLOIST tells the poignant tale of disenchanted Los Angeles newspaper reporter Steve Lopez (Downey) who discovers brilliant street musician Nathaniel Ayres (Foxx) and the unique friendship that transforms them both. Lopez approaches Ayres as a story idea but as he begins to unearth the mystery of how Ayres, once a dynamic prodigy, wound up living on the streets he embarks on a quixotic mission to get Ayres back to the world of music. As he fights to save Ayres’ life, Lopez realises that it is Ayres – with his unsinkable passion – who is profoundly changing him. Contains one use of strong language, moderate threat and drug use.

Print source: Universal Pictures Ltd