The Selfish Giant

(2013)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 251 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2013

Runtime: 91 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Клио Барнард

Cast: Conner Chapman, Шон Томас, Шон Джилдер, Лоррейн Эшборн, Ian Burfield, Стив Эветс, Siobhan Finneran, Ральф Айнесон, Rebecca Manley, Rhys McCoy

Plot

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

An official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, The Selfish Giant is a contemporary fable about 13 year old Arbor (Conner Chapman) and his best friend Swifty (Shaun Thomas). Excluded from school and outsiders in their own neighborhood, the two boys meet Kitten (Sean Gilder), a local scrap dealer. Wandering their town with just a horse and a cart, they begin collecting scrap metal for him. Swifty has a natural gift with horses while Arbor emulates Kitten - keen to impress him and make some money. However, Kitten favors Swifty, leaving Arbor feeling hurt and excluded, driving a wedge between the boys. As Arbor becomes increasingly greedy and exploitative, tensions build, leading to a tragic event that transforms them all.