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The Selfish Giant

Drama - 2013
The Selfish Giant
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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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Details

Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
25 Oct 2013
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$12,189
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award12 wins & 21 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
"The Selfish Giant" is a story of dependence, damage and desperation, told with grit and grimy frankness. It's also a portrait of friendship born of need and emptiness, on the road to nowhere.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
19 Feb 2014
fresh:
Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant isn't the Oscar Wilde children's story, but more an inspired take on it in the kitchen-sink style of a Ken Loach drama.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
23 Jan 2014
fresh:
Ultimately, it's a sad, tough sit - but worth seeing for its gritty honesty and strong cast.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
16 Jan 2014
fresh:
Much of the movie is hard to bear, yet it never drags, thanks to the momentum that Barnard finds in the fable, and, above all, to the energy that she unleashes in her young leads.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Jan 2014
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[A] wrenching story of working-poor desperation in northern England.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
9 Jan 2014
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