URCHIN

UK, USA | 2025 | COLOR | DCP | 99’ | ENGLISH

We met Harris Dickinson as one of the bravest, most exciting actors of his generation in parts like the ones in “Beach Rats”, “Babygirl” and the “Triangle of Sadness”. Time for him to be introduced as a talented director thanks to this commendable social drama, inspired by the finest tradition of British realist cinema, strongly reminiscent of Mike Leigh’s astonishing “Naked”. It narrates the spasmodic journey of an impulsive and transgressive young man who tries to survive on the streets of London in spite of his self-destructive nature. Without a hint of moralizing or idealizing, filming with tension and humanity, co-starring Dickinson composes a hard-hitting ballad of lost, ever-wandering souls for whom there seems to be no place in this world. Exceptional in the starring role, Frank Dillane carries with dignity in his shoulders the entire film. L.K.

DIRECTOR: Harris Dickinson
SCREENWRITER: Harris Dickinson
DoP: Josée Deshaies
MUSIC: Archie Pearch, Scott O'Conell
EDITOR: Rafael Torres Calderón
PRINCIPAL CAST: Frank Dillane, Megan Northam, Amr Waked, Karyna Khymchuk, Shonagh Marie, Harris Dickinson, Joel Lockhart, Lucy Kelly

HARRIS DICKINSON
English actor, writer and director born in 1996. After starting his career in short films and British television, he gained international acclaim for his breakout role in the 2017 film “Beach Rats”. This is his feature film debut.

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