The Selfish Giant

A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.

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

Siobhan Finneran

as Mrs. Swift

Ralph Ineson

as Johnny Jones

Rebecca Manley

as Michelle 'Shelly' Fenton

Rhys McCoy

as Daniel

Reviews

r96sk

Very much enjoyed this, from a film point of view of course given the dark and saddening tone of the story. <em>'The Selfish Giant'</em> 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 stere...

griggs79

_The Selfish Giant_ is an interesting watch—gritty, heartfelt, and beautifully shot, with powerful performances from its young leads. There’s a rawness to it that feels authentic, and the friendship at its centre is touching in that bruised, kitchen-sink way. But as much as I wanted to be moved, som...

CinemaSerf

“Arbor” (Conner Chapman) is a bit of a tearaway who’s on medication that his elder brother frequently sells and hates going to school. His best mate is “Swifty” (Shaun Thomas) - a gentle giant of a boy, and the two are inseparable. When a brawl at school sees the former excluded permanently and his ...

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