The Scouting Book for Boys

A slow, uneasy coming-of-age story that lingers with quiet dread and raw adolescent confusion.

Directed by

Tom Harper

Genres

Thriller, Drama

Starring

Thomas Turgoose, Holliday Grainger, Susan Lynch

Overview

Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) stars as David, a young boy who lives a carefree life on a coastal caravan park with his best friend Emily (Holliday Grainger). When David learns that Emily is being forced to move away, he helps her hide out in a remote cave on the beach. But as David watches the police close in on his missing friend, their innocent secret takes on a life of its own. When the real reason Emily wants to escape comes to light, David's world is shattered. Swept up in a situation out of his control, and with his feelings for his best friend growing stranger by the day, David is forced to take action.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, isolation, betrayal, obsession

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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