The Selfish Giant (2013)
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- 1h 31min
- Drama
- 25 Oct 2013 (UK)
- Movie
Two thirteen year-old working-class friends in Bradford seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal.
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- 12 wins & 21 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Conner Chapman | ... |
Arbor
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| Shaun Thomas | ... |
Swifty
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| Ralph Ineson | ... |
Johnny Jones
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| Ian Burfield | ... |
Mick Brazil
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| Everal A Walsh | ... |
Railway Man
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| Sean Gilder | ... |
Kitten
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| Lorraine Ashbourne | ... |
Mary
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| Elliott Tittensor | ... |
Martin Fenton
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Rebecca Manley | ... |
Michelle 'Shelly' Fenton
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John Wall | ... |
School Nurse
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Mohammed Ali | ... |
Mo
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| Jamie Michie | ... |
Teacher
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| Steve Evets | ... |
'Price Drop' Swift
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| Siobhan Finneran | ... |
Mrs. Swift
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Bailey Clapham | ... |
Swift Child
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Jake Gibson | ... |
Swift Child
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Sofina-Rose Hussain | ... |
Swift Child
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Peter-Lee Lowther | ... |
Swift Child
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Aron Ryan | ... |
Swift Child
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Macy Shackleton | ... |
Swift Child
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Patrick McCann | ... |
Neighbour
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Joshua Foulds | ... |
Josh
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Blake Atkinson | ... |
Blake
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James Booth | ... |
Jay
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Rhys McCoy | ... |
Daniel
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Dougie Rooks | ... |
Deputy Headteacher
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| Reece Andrews | ... |
Headteacher
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| William Fox | ... |
Passerby
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Kayle Stephens | ... |
Chip 'n' Pin Sulky Rider
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Michael Cahill | ... |
'Smart Price Drop' Man
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| Paul Chapman | ... |
Caretaker
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Beverly Higgins | ... |
School Secretary
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Harry Clavert | ... |
Scrap Yard Worker
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Robert Hudson | ... |
Power Station Worker
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Rob Snell | ... |
Power Station Worker
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Max Smith | ... |
Power Station Worker
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Christopher Yates | ... |
Power Station Worker
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| Ken Christiansen | ... |
Policeman
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Vicki Hackett | ... |
WPC Hayward
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Matt Bailey | ... |
Kevin / Road Race Spectator
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Steven 'Peanut' Walker | ... |
Wizz
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| Robert Emms | ... |
Phil the Barman
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Garry Page | ... |
Garry
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Tim Paley | ... |
Driver
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| David J. Peel | ... |
Huddersfield Scrapyard Man
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Joshua Haase | ... |
Policeman
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Simon Hearn | ... |
Policeman
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Mark Pitts | ... |
Policeman
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Ragdoll | ... |
Tarmac Tommy
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Junior | ... |
Diesel
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Princess Bush | ... |
Chip 'n' Pin
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Queenie | ... |
Mare
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Duchess | ... |
Foal
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Josh Bailey | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Richard Bell | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Clay Barnard Chodzko | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Seth Barnard Chodzko | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Joel Clough | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Dale Conroy | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Daniel Crotty | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Jon 'Badger' Gray | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Robert Haythorne | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Harry Humphrey | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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John Humphrey | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Paul Kenny | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Anthony Lowther | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Lewis Murch | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Paul Murphy | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Daniel O'Donnell | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Jonathan Payne | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Anthony Pearson | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Joseph Priestly | ... |
Road Race Spectator
(as Joseph G. Priestly)
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Nick Rowley | ... |
Road Race Spectator
(as 'Naughty' Nick Rowley)
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Joe Saul | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Steve Saul | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Ginger Sellars | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Sam-Boy Sellars | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Paddy Shanahan | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Martin Shaw | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Martin Stokes | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Thomas Stokes | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Jimmy Tate | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Daniel Tolhurst | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Max Tolhurst | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Josh Wade | ... |
Road Race Spectator
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Directed by
| Clio Barnard | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Clio Barnard | ... | (written by) |
| Lila Rawlings | ... | (story development) |
| Oscar Wilde | ... | (inspired by 'The Selfish Giant') |
Produced by
| Katherine Butler | ... | executive producer |
| Lizzie Francke | ... | executive producer |
| Tracy O'Riordan | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Harry Escott | ||
Cinematography by
| Mike Eley | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Nick Fenton | ||
Editorial Department
| Mike Andrews | ... | digital film technician |
| Len Brown | ... | digital intermediate film consultant |
| Michelle Cort | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Theresa Crooks | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Johnathan Wei Dickinson | ... | data transfer (as Jonny Dickinson) |
| Tim Drewett | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| John Ensby | ... | laboratory contact: Technicolor Pinewood |
| Nion Hazell | ... | negative checker |
| Matt James | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Steve Knight | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| Justin Lanchbury | ... | digital intermediate consultant |
| Andrew MacRitchie | ... | assembly editor |
| Julien Mazon | ... | trailer editor |
| Steve Mercer | ... | assistant editor |
| Laura Metcalfe | ... | digital intermediate post-production manager |
| Steve Owen | ... | data transfer |
| Gareth Parry | ... | digital intermediate on-line editor |
| Martin Scoones | ... | film grader: Technicolor Pinewood |
| Asa Shoul | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Tom Sugden | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Jamie Welsh | ... | digital intermediate conform editor |
| Liam Wife | ... | editing equipment: Hyperactive Broadcast |
Casting By
| Amy Hubbard | ||
Production Design by
| Helen Scott | ||
Art Direction by
| David Bowes | ||
Costume Design by
| Matthew Price | ||
Makeup Department
| Jessica Goodall | ... | hair stylist: additional photography / makeup artist: additional photography |
| Gary Hartley Farrar | ... | hair stylist: additional photography / makeup artist: additional photography |
| Alice Hopkins | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Fiona Lobo-Cranston | ... | hair supervisor: additional photography / makeup supervisor: additional photography |
| Sue Wyburgh | ... | hair designer / make-up designer |
Production Management
| Ameenah Ayub Allen | ... | production manager |
| Meg Clark | ... | post production supervisor |
| Tracey Josephs | ... | head of production: Film4 |
| Fiona Lamptey | ... | production manager: Film4 |
| Ian MacDonald | ... | additional unit manager: additional photography |
| Fiona Morham | ... | head of production: BFI |
| Gary Preston | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tony Aherne | ... | first assistant director |
| Matt Carver | ... | first assistant director: additional photography |
| Harry Eagle | ... | third assistant director |
| Bruce H. Gill | ... | third assistant director |
| Richard Stanley Jan Harris | ... | second assistant director (as Richard Harris) |
| Reshma Makan | ... | second assistant director |
| Paul Sparrow | ... | second assistant director: additional photography (as Paul C. Sparrow) |
Art Department
| Maxine Carlier | ... | standby art director |
| Charlotte Farnell | ... | art department intern |
| Hannah Gawthorpe | ... | art department intern |
| Tom Higgins | ... | standby carpenter: additional photography |
| Douglas Ingram | ... | storyboard artist |
| Helen Jones | ... | production buyer |
| Martin Koen | ... | dressing props |
| Kirsty Lea | ... | art department intern |
| Jonny Mellor | ... | painter (as Johnny Mellor) |
| Neil O'Rourke | ... | property master |
| Thomas Power | ... | standby art director: additional photography (as Tom Power) / standby props (as Tom Power) |
Sound Department
| Tim Barker | ... | sound designer / sound recordist |
| Philip Clements | ... | foley editor |
| Andie Derrick | ... | foley artist (as Andi Derrick) |
| Dan Green | ... | dialogue editor |
| Sue Harding | ... | foley artist |
| Martin Jensen | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Mitchell | ... | sound recordist: additional photography |
| Rebecca Morgan | ... | sound maintenance engineer: additional photography |
| Juraj Mravec | ... | foley supervisor |
| Forbes Noonan | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jess Pegram | ... | studio manager: Boom Post |
| Chinna Udenze | ... | boom operator |
| Luis Fernandez Garcia | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Scott MacIntyre | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Tom Debenham | ... | visual effects supervisor: One Of Us |
| Chaya Feiner | ... | visual effects producer: One Of Us |
| Dominic Parker | ... | visual effects supervisor: One Of Us |
| Mike Pope | ... | digital artist: One Of Us |
| Emma Ibbetson | ... | visual effects head of of production: one of us (uncredited) |
| Rachael Penfold | ... | visual effects executive producer: One of Us (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Abbi Collins | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Rob Jarman | ... | stunt driver |
| Ray Nicholas | ... | additional stunt coordinator |
| Curtis Rivers | ... | additional stunt coordinator |
| Richard Wheeldon | ... | stunt driver |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Bains | ... | genny operator / production electrician |
| Borja Berrosteguieta | ... | second assistant camera |
| Matt Bounsall | ... | camera equipment: Take2 |
| Ian Coffey | ... | first assistant camera: additional photography |
| Hamish Doyne-Ditmas | ... | "b" camera operator: second unit |
| Matthew French | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ross Gill | ... | camera intern |
| Daniel Holland | ... | "b" camera operator: second unit (as Dan Holland) |
| Lionel Johnson | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Mark Jones | ... | grip |
| Brendan Judge | ... | "b" camera grip: second unit |
| Jan Koblanski | ... | camera trainee |
| Richard Lawson | ... | "b" camera first assistant: second unit |
| Jason Lee | ... | assistant grip: second unit |
| Dave Leigh | ... | crane technician: second unit |
| Deena Mathews | ... | additional camera equipment: ARRI Media |
| Paul Murphy | ... | gaffer |
| Agatha A. Nitecka | ... | still and specials photographer |
| Dean Oram | ... | cranes: Panavision Manchester |
| Jessica Oxley | ... | camera trainee: second unit |
| Craig Parker | ... | "b" camera first assistant: second unit |
| Iwan Prys Reynolds | ... | first assistant camera |
| Craig Shields | ... | assistant grip: second unit |
| Laura Thompson | ... | lighting equipment: ARRI Lighting |
| William Tracey | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Simon Wood | ... | steadicam operator: second unit |
| Will Akbar | ... | vt operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Simon Cox | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Elin Karner | ... | costume trainee |
| Sophie O'Neill | ... | costume supervisor |
| Anna Robson | ... | costume trainee |
| Lauren Sutton | ... | costume trainee |
| Ailsa Windsor | ... | costume trainee |
Location Management
| Jonathan Davies | ... | location manager |
| Beverley Lamb | ... | additional location finding |
| Anna Lee | ... | additional location finding / location manager: additional photography |
| Flo Miller | ... | location assistant |
| Emma Plimmer | ... | additional location agent: Locality |
Music Department
| Joe Auckland | ... | musician: flugelhorn |
| Craig Fortnam | ... | musician: guitars |
| Arthur Lea | ... | musician: tenor horn |
| Trevor Mires | ... | musician: euphonium |
| Hugh Wilkinson | ... | musician: percussion |
| Ian Wood | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestral contractor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Liz Briggs | ... | additional script supervisor |
| Sylvia Parker | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Nigel Aldworth | ... | action vehicles |
| Arnold Clarke | ... | vehicle hire: Enterprise Rent-A-Car (as Arnold Clark) |
| Julie Freeth | ... | technical vehicle hire: Barnes Hire |
| Gary Preston | ... | action vehicles / facilities |
| Wayne Ridal | ... | tracking vehicles/low loaders: Anglo American Filming Vehicles |
| Anthony 'Cheeky' Walsh | ... | action vehicles |
| Neil Adams | ... | action vehicles: Neil Adams TV & Film (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Robin Anson | ... | production runner |
| Josh Bailey | ... | workshop participant |
| Matt Bailey | ... | workshop participant (as Matty Bailey) |
| Sue Bruce-Smith | ... | commercial and brand strategy: Film4 |
| Jonah Carroll | ... | workshop participant |
| Jonathan Carter | ... | unit medic: Mediprop |
| Sarah Caughey | ... | senior business affairs executive: BFI |
| Lisa Chapman | ... | chaperone |
| Sue Charles | ... | clearance legal services: Aslan Charles Kousetta |
| Abbi Collins | ... | horse master |
| Sean Connolly | ... | production assistant |
| Cristina Cretu | ... | production runner |
| Matt Curtis | ... | titles designer |
| David Danisovszky | ... | accounts assistant |
| Julie Dixon | ... | chaperone |
| Craig England | ... | chef |
| Natalie Gavin | ... | workshop participant |
| David Gillon | ... | unit medic: Mediprop |
| Rio Ginnelly | ... | chaperone |
| Jane Goodwin | ... | riding instructress: Conner Chapman |
| Jess Gormley | ... | workshop participant |
| Mark Hollis | ... | chaperone / tutor |
| Steve Howard | ... | health and safety advisor: JHA Safe T |
| Tom Hulme | ... | workshop participant (as Thomas Hulme) |
| Mick Hurrell | ... | health and safety advisor: JHA Safe T |
| Kasif Iqbal | ... | workshop participant |
| Danny Janes | ... | location catering: Daru TV & Film |
| David Jones | ... | production accountant |
| Ethan Jones | ... | workshop participant |
| Emma Kayee | ... | production coordinator |
| Natasha Lauder | ... | production assistant |
| Andrew Lee | ... | chef |
| Louise Long | ... | legal and business affairs: Film4 |
| Jonathan Mason | ... | workshop participant |
| Marcus McSweeney | ... | epk |
| Nohail Nazir Mohammed | ... | workshop participant |
| Jane Moore | ... | production legal services: Jane Moore Solicitors |
| Paul Murphy | ... | additional horse master |
| Keeley Naylor | ... | unit publicist: Emfoundation |
| Jacob Nielsen | ... | accounts intern |
| Kimberly Noone | ... | artists accommodation: Hilton Bradford (as Kimberley Noon) |
| Daniel O'Donnell | ... | workshop participant (as Danny O'Donnell) |
| Alan Parkinson | ... | archive footage: Compuhire |
| Conner Petty | ... | workshop participant |
| Andrew Pilkington | ... | production runner |
| Amanda Pyne | ... | production finance: BFI |
| Ben Roberts | ... | director of film fund: BFI |
| Hannah Saunders | ... | projects and marketing coordinator: Film4 |
| Jason Shaw | ... | insurance: Media Insurance Brokers |
| Rajesh Shinde | ... | archive footage: Compuhire |
| Cory Sizer | ... | workshop participant |
| Trent Sizer | ... | workshop participant |
| Aaron Smith | ... | workshop participant |
| Colson Smith | ... | workshop participant |
| Paul Sparrow | ... | production coordinator: additional photography (as Paul C. Sparrow) |
| Martin Stokes | ... | workshop participant |
| Jimmy Tate | ... | horse master / horse supplier |
| Daniel Warrish | ... | workshop participant |
| Gaynor Watts | ... | additional chaperones supplier: Tykes 2000 Casting |
| Alison Webster | ... | horse coordinator / horse master coordinator |
| Ben Wilkinson | ... | business affairs manager: BFI |
| Jamey Wolpert | ... | development editor: BFI (as Jamie Wolpert) |
| Rob Yeomans | ... | floor runner |
| Richard Ligthart | ... | dvd featurette (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Matt Bailey | ... | special thanks (as Matty Bailey) |
| Sharon Bailey | ... | special thanks |
| Stuart Baker | ... | thanks |
| Nicky Ball | ... | special thanks: Creative England |
| John Barnard | ... | special thanks |
| Matthew Bates | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Bishop | ... | thanks: Fabric - Culture for the Arts Bradford |
| Violet Cannon | ... | thanks |
| Adam Chodzko | ... | thanks |
| Clay Barnard Chodzko | ... | special thanks |
| Seth Barnard Chodzko | ... | special thanks |
| Raymond Coleman | ... | thanks |
| Martin Cooke | ... | special thanks: Dick Lane Metals |
| Elizabeth Cowie | ... | thanks (as Professor Elizabeth Cowie) |
| Katie Crofts | ... | thanks |
| Tom Debenham | ... | thanks |
| Janis Duff | ... | thanks: THS |
| Richard Dunbar | ... | thanks |
| James Gander | ... | thanks |
| Kyle Gibson | ... | thanks |
| Danny Gulliver | ... | thanks |
| Alexander Gunn | ... | thanks (as Alex Gunn) |
| Mark Haddon | ... | thanks: Haddon PR |
| Janet Harbord | ... | thanks (as Professor Janet Harbord) |
| Zoe Harper | ... | thanks |
| Dominic Harrison | ... | thanks |
| Diane Heywood | ... | thanks |
| Chris Hordley | ... | special thanks: Creative England |
| Mylo Riordan Johnson | ... | special thanks |
| Barry Kimm | ... | thanks: Pact |
| Alison Lockett | ... | thanks |
| Bebhinn Lynch | ... | thanks |
| Leena Markovic | ... | thanks |
| Charlotte Maude | ... | thanks |
| Michael Morris | ... | special thanks |
| Louise Murphy | ... | thanks |
| Shazia Nazir | ... | thanks |
| Eileen O'Riordan | ... | special thanks |
| Mitchell Oddie | ... | thanks |
| Dominic Parker | ... | thanks |
| Kate Penlington | ... | thanks |
| Isaac Ravenscroft | ... | thanks |
| Lila Rawlings | ... | special thanks |
| Pete Rennie | ... | thanks |
| Angela Scott | ... | thanks |
| David Seaton | ... | thanks |
| Gideon Seymour | ... | thanks: Fabric - Culture for the Arts Bradford |
| Ian Smith | ... | special thanks: The Television Workshop |
| Tracy Smith | ... | thanks: THS |
| Jan Speechley | ... | thanks: BBEC |
| Maxine Stanley | ... | thanks |
| Alex Stevens | ... | thanks (as Professor Alex Stevens) |
| Anne Tate | ... | thanks |
| Jimmy Tate | ... | thanks (as James Tate) |
| Jemima Thomas | ... | thanks |
| Sue Walton | ... | thanks: BBEC |
| Dan Weldon | ... | thanks: Northern Film School |
| David Wilson | ... | special thanks: Bradford UNESCO City of Film |
| Dan Winch | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- British Film Institute (BFI) (present)
- Film4 (present)
- Moonspun Films (production)
Distributors
- Canibal Networks (2014) (Mexico)
- Cinéart (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Pyramide Distribution (2013) (France) (theatrical)
- StraDa Films (2014) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sundance Selects (2013) (United States) (theatrical)
- Angel Films (2013) (Denmark)
- Cine Canibal (2013) (Mexico)
- Film1 (2015) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Film4 (2014) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2014) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa & Iran)
- Kurmaca Film (2013) (Turkey)
- Movies Inspired (2013) (Italy)
- Movies Inspired (2014) (Italy)
- Rialto Distribution (2013) (Australia)
- Rialto Distribution (2013) (New Zealand)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO2)
Special Effects
- One Of Us (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Emfoundation (unit publicist)
- Tykes 2000 Casting (additional chaperones)
- Mediprop (unit medics)
- Boom (sound re-recording)
- Assault & Battery Studios (music recording)
- Molinare Studio (digital intermediate)
- Jane Moore Solicitors (production legal services)
- Aslan Charles Kousetta (clearance legal services)
- Media Insurance Brokers (MIB) (insurance)
- Coutts & CO (banking)
- Shipleys (auditing services)
- MoneyPenny Production Accounting Services (payroll services and accounts software)
- JHA safe T (health and safety advisor)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script)
- Compuhire (archive footage)
- Procam Take 2 (camera equipment)
- ARRI Media Grip (additional camera equipment)
- Provision Lighting (additional camera equipment)
- ARRI Lighting Rental (lighting equipment)
- Panavision (camera cranes)
- Anglo American Filming Vehicles (tracking vehicles/low loaders)
- Film Scaffolding Services (riggers and rigging equipment)
- Wilson Access Hire (cherry pickers)
- Charles Wilson Hire (cherry pickers)
- Daru TV & Film (location catering)
- Back Lane Stables Leeds (horses)
- Sue Clark Animals (German shepherd guard dogs)
- Locality (additional location agent)
- Capricorn Security (unit security)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (radios)
- Persona Chauffeurs (minibus transport)
- Neil Adams TV & Film (action vehicles)
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (vehicle hire)
- Manchester Car & Van Hire (technical vehicle hire)
- Barnes Hire City (technical vehicle hire)
- ARRI Lighting Rental (technical vehicle hire)
- Home 'N' Away (facilities)
- Bradford City Taxis (account cars)
- Mandata Contracts (courier)
- Creative Cars & Couriers (courier)
- Hyperactive Broadcast (editing equipment)
- Bradford Design Exchange (production office and cutting rooms)
- Art4noise (post production office and sound cutting room)
- Great Victoria Hotel Bradford (crew accommodation)
- Hilton Bradford (artists accommodation)
- VN Homes Bradford (additional accommodation)
- Hewenden Mill Cottages (additional accommodation)
- Hilton Coventry (additional accommodation)
- Great Victoria Hotel Bradford (thanks)
- Angels the Costumiers (thanks)
- B&K Forklift Trucks (thanks)
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College (BBEC) (thanks)
- Bradford City Council (thanks)
- Bradford Waste Traders (thanks)
- Crossley Evans (thanks)
- Fabric - Forum for the Arts in Bradford (thanks)
- FKS (UK) (thanks)
- Fibrelite (thanks)
- Governor Electrical & Mechanical (thanks)
- Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) (thanks)
- Haddon PR (thanks)
- National Media Museum (thanks)
- Northern Film School (thanks)
- S&R Landscapers (thanks)
- Snowdonia Taxidermy (thanks)
- Tong High School (THS) (thanks)
- Dick Lane Metals (special thanks)
- The Television Workshop (special thanks)
- Bradford City of Film (special thanks)
- Creative England (special thanks)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (world revenues)
- Film4 (with the assistance of)
- BFI Film Fund (with the support of)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- TLO (action vehicles)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by Sundance Selects |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | $132,128, 25 Oct 2013 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Clio Barnard based Arbor and Swifty on two children she met while filming The Arbor (2010) who worked as scrappers. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #10.23 (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Conspiracy See more » |
| Quotes |
Policeman:
This is a formal interview under caution. Do you understand that, Fenton? Hey, do you understand? Arbor: Yeah. Policeman: A witness saw two youths burning railway or communications cable. Michelle 'Shelly' Fenton: That's nowt to do with him. Policeman: Cable theft is a very serious crime, Mrs. Fenton. Trespass on the railway is £1,000 fine. Arbor: I ain't been on railway. Policeman: Vandalism, endangering lives, maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Michelle 'Shelly' Fenton: He's just a kid. He ain't nicked no cable. You're looking at wrong place. Policeman: He is, as you say, Mrs. Fenton, a minor. There's unscrupulous people out there getting kids to do their dirty work so they don't get into trouble with the police themselves. See more » |