Art Making of ‘Boyhood’: Twelve Years on Film “Boyhood” was released this summer to great fanfare, and for good reason: No other movie has been made the same way. Shot over twelve years with the same cast, Boyhood captures a dozen years of the lives of its young stars, Ellar Coltrane and Lorelei Linklater (the director’s daughter), as well as their parents, played by Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke. Share This Previous Article'THE WHITMANS': A Film About Two Broken-Hearted Parents Next ArticleWorld Series of Poker Documentary December 15, 2014