The Selfish Giant Blu-ray Movie    

Artificial Eye | 2013 | 91 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 27, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Contemporary fable about two teenage boys who get caught up in the world of copper theft, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s story of the same name. Set in a struggling working-class community in Bradford, England, ‘The Selfish Giant’ tells the tale of two schoolmates, 13-year-old Arbor and his best friend Swifty. Excluded from school and outsiders in their own neighborhood, the two young boys meet local scrap-dealer Kitten, and begin collecting scrap-metal for him using a horse-and-cart. However, when Arbor begins to emulate Kitten by becoming greedy and exploitative, tensions soon start to build leading to a tragic event, one which transforms them all.

Crime / Drama / Coming of age