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7.2A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.
Released: 2013-10-2591 minDir: Clio BarnardDramaBox office: $12,189
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Cast
- Conner Chapman as Arbor
- Shaun Thomas as Swifty
- Sean Gilder as Kitten
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Mary
- Ian Burfield as Mick Brazil
- Steve Evets as Price Drop Swift
Themes
- friendship
- horse
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd)
- yorkshire
- based on short story
- woman director
- school suspension
- bradford
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
12,954 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
83/100
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award12 wins & 21 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 2013 Cannes Film Festival
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Clio Barnard
- Screenwriter
- Clio Barnard
- Cast member
- Steve Evets
- Composer
- Harry Escott
- Narrative location
- Bradford
- Duration
- 91
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.protagonistpictures.com
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- publication date
- 2013-07-07
- title
- The Selfish Giant
- distributed by
- IFC Films
- nominated for
- Lux Prize
- after a work by
- Oscar Wilde
- described by source
- Women Make Film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 83/100
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