He's tried to play coy in interviews about whether or not this movie is autobiographical, but the facts are that he grew up in a single parent household near Houston for a spell, had a mother who was a teacher and a cool dad who would come and kick it with him.

To me, the boy is a Trojan horse. What this movie REALLY is about is the mother, and how she raised two kids over the span of 12 years, while dealing with decent-but-flawed men.

It's Linklater's tribute to his mom.

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