Feather Boy

A quiet, dreamlike children's drama that mixes schoolyard cruelty with gentle mystery and a slow sense of unease.

Created by

Nicky Singer

Genres

Drama

Starring

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Sheila Hancock, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Overview

Robert Nobel is the butt of classroom jokes and a victim of Niker the classroom bully. He is haunted by dreams that seem to tell the future as well as the past. His life changes when a storyteller invites some of his class to Mayfield House, a place Robert has already dreamed about. There he meets a spiky old lady called Edith Sorrel who chooses him as her partner. He embarks on a series of events that will change their lives forever.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, identity, isolation, memory

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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