A contemporary fable about two scrappy 13-year-old working-class friends in the UK who seek fortune ...
A contemporary fable about two scrappy 13-year-old working-class friends in the UK who seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic conequences.
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 outsider in their own neighborhood, the two boys meet Kitten (Sean Gilder), a local scrap dealer. Wandering their town with just a hore and a cart, they begin collecting scrap metal for him. Swifty has a natural gift with hores while Arbor emulates Kitten - keen to impress him and make some money. However, Kitten favor Swifty, leaving Arbor feeling hurt and excluded, driving a wedge between the boys. As Arbor becomes increasingly greedy and exploitative, tenion build, leading to a tragic event that tranforms them all.
