Julia Roberts's Ben is Back to hit Indian theatres on December 14

Mumbai: Julia Roberts-starrer "Ben is Back" is set to release in India on December 14.

The film also features "Manchester By The Sea" star Lucas Hedges, who is playing the charming-but-troubled Ben Burns, who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve.

Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges... PVR Pictures to release #BenIsBack on 14 Dec 2018... Poster: pic.twitter.com/eTFn30oKyQ — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 5, 2018

It is directed by Peter Hedges, Lucas' father, and the cast also includes Courtney B. Vance and Kathryn Newton.

The official plotline of the film reads: Nineteen-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve. Ben's mom, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son's drug addiction. 

Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love gets put to the test as Holly does everything in her power to keep Ben clean.

The feature will be released in India by PVR Pictures.