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The Selfish Giant

Movie
2013
1h 31m
R
English
Drama
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7.5
Critic Score: 
91
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A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.
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The Selfish Giant

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Movie
2013
1h 31m
English
Drama
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A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.
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7.5
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The Selfish Giant (2013) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
91

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Cast

Full Cast & Crew
Conner Chapman
Shaun Thomas
Sean Gilder
Lorraine Ashbourne
Ian Burfield
Mick Brazil
Steve Evets
Price Drop Swift
Siobhan Finneran
Ralph Ineson
Johnny Jones
Rebecca Manley
Michelle 'Shelly' Fenton
Rhys McCoy
Elliott Tittensor
Martin Fenton
Macy Shackleton
Swift Child
Joseph Priestly
Road Race Spectator
Robert Emms
Phil the Barman
Vicki Hackett
WPC Hayward
Directed By: Clio Barnard
Written By: Clio Barnard

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r96sk says...
5 years ago
Very much enjoyed this, from a film point of view of course given the dark and saddening tone of the story. 'The Selfish Giant' is a gritty drama involving two kids who get mixed up in the wrong world. At the beginning I was worried it was going to turn into a cliché-filled, overly stereotypical tale of less well-off families. It does in small doses, but feels legitimate for the majority. Cast-wise it isn't amazing, though it's impossible not to give praise to youngsters Conner Chapman (Arbor) and Shaun Thomas (Swiftly) as they give very respectable performances, especially when taking into account the tricky nature of role and premise. Sean Gilder is good as Kitten, while some of the others are solid enough. It's both impactful and heartbreaking, especially across the third act. Recommended viewing.
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moonkodi says...
6 years ago
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Good and bad. The main kid is an idiot. I have no sympathy for him. The parents are caricatures of useless council estate parents. I hope this movie isn't trying to be a social commentary! In fact a lot of the character decisions in this movie are ridiculous. Example, why does the kid who loves horses, and who sees a dead one next to the live cable, do nothing about the cable? He also warns about the cable yet suffers the fate he does, which by the way was predictable. Everyone is so stupid in this, but that's OK because they're poor. I get it now. Poor people are the type of idiots that cut into live cables. It's also too visually grimy for the sake of it. This is gritty and real... to people living in nice areas who stereotype the poor or want to feel like this movies has a social message. I'm not saying the type of poverty in this movie isn't real, but these characters have no light to the dark.
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r96sk
4 years ago
Very much enjoyed this, from a film point of view of course given the dark and saddening tone of the story.

'The Selfish Giant' is a gritty drama involving two kids who get mixed up in the wrong world. At the beginning I was worried it was going to turn into a cliché-filled, overly ster More
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