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The Selfish Giant
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 90, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two teenage boys, excluded from school and living in a deprived, industrial town, seek to make money for their struggling families. They begin collecting scrap metal with a horse and cart, falling under the influence of a ruthless local scrap dealer. Drawn into the dangerous world of illegal cable stripping, the boys' fierce friendship is tested as the promise of quick cash leads them down a perilous path. The story is a bleak and poignant portrayal of childhood innocence eroded by poverty and the harsh demands of a brutal economic environment.
Details
- Director
- Clio Barnard
- Writer
- Clio Barnard
- Studio
- Moonspun Films, BFI, Film4 Productions
- Released
- 25 October 2013
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $12.2K
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
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| Lux Prize 2013 | Lux Prize | Nominee |
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