 The film had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2007.Brothers Terry (Colin Farrell) and Ian (Ewan McGregor), who live in South London, were raised by a weak father Brian (John Benfield) who runs a restaurant, and a strong mother Dorothy (Clare Higgins) who taught her sons to look up to their uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson), a successful plastic surgeon and businessman.The brothers buy a sailboat at an oddly low price, despite its near pristine condition.