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Movie Details

Original Title The Selfish Giant
Original Language EN
Revenue $12,189
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

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Conner Chapman
Arbor
Popularity: 0.0
Shaun Thomas
Shaun Thomas
Swifty
Popularity: 0.6
Sean Gilder
Sean Gilder
Kitten
Popularity: 0.8
Lorraine Ashbourne
Lorraine Ashbourne
Mary
Popularity: 0.6
Ian Burfield
Ian Burfield
Mick Brazil
Popularity: 0.2
Steve Evets
Steve Evets
Price Drop Swift
Popularity: 0.5
Siobhan Finneran
Siobhan Finneran
Mrs. Swift
Popularity: 1.2
Ralph Ineson
Ralph Ineson
Johnny Jones
Popularity: 3.8
Rebecca Manley
Rebecca Manley
Michelle 'Shelly' Fenton
Popularity: 2.3
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Rhys McCoy
Daniel
Popularity: 0.0
Elliott Tittensor
Elliott Tittensor
Martin Fenton
Popularity: 0.4
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Macy Shackleton
Swift Child
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Writer Clio Barnard
Director Clio Barnard
Editor Nick Fenton
Producer Tracy O'Riordan
Executive Producer Lizzie Francke, Katherine Butler

Production

Moonspun Films
GB
BFI
GB
Film4 Productions
GB

Videos & Trailers

Brian Trenchard-Smith on THE SELFISH GIANT
Brian Trenchard-Smith on THE SELFISH GIANT
Featurette
The Selfish Giant | Film4 Trailer
The Selfish Giant | Film4 Trailer
Trailer
The Selfish Giant trailer - in cinemas & on demand from 25 October 2013
The Selfish Giant trailer - in cinemas & on demand from 25 October 2013
Trailer

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Keywords

friendship horse attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) yorkshire based on short story woman director school suspension

Reviews from TMDB

r96sk 7/10
Jul 9, 2020

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 ster ... Read more

griggs79 6/10
Mar 28, 2025

_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, ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 12, 2025

“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 permanentl ... Read more

Rating
7.3
/10

Based on 231 votes

Details
Release Date October 25, 2013
Runtime 1h 31m
Revenue $12,189
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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