Movie

The Selfish Giant

2013 · 91 min

A raw, heartbreakingly real portrait of two boys in poverty, blending tender friendship with mounting dread and devastating loss.

Overview: A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, politics, survival, grief
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
politics
survival
grief
class
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none