URCHIN

43° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
OUT OF COMPETITION

URCHIN

URCHIN
by Harris Dickinson
Country: UK, USA
Year: 2025
Duration: 99'


In the streets of London, Mike, a young homeless man, struggles to survive as he deals with his past and attempts to turn his life around. His life revolves around marginalisation and brief glimmers of hope. As he progresses along a road to self-discovery, unexpected chances come up that could mean a new start.

Biography

film director

Harris Dickinson

(London, England, 1996) made his acting debut in Beach Rats (Eliza Hittman, 2017), the part for which he landed a best actor nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards. Outstanding amongst his credits are Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund, 2022), The Iron Claw (Sean Durkin, 2023), Babygirl (Halina Rejin, 2024), with Nicole Kidman, and the series A Murder at the End of the World (2023), for which he landed a best supporting actor BAFTA nomination. He has directed the short films Who Cares (2013), Surface (2014), Drop (2015) and 2003 (2021). Urchin, his debut feature film, screened in Un Certain Regard at the Festival de Cannes, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.

FILMOGRAFIA

Who Cares (cm, 2013), Surface (cm, 2014), Drop (cm, 2015), 2003 (cm, 2021), Urchin (2025).

Cast

& Credits

DIRECTOR, SCREENPLAY: Harris Dickinson. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Josée Deshaies. FILM EDITING: Rafael Torres Calderon. PRODUCTION DESIGN: Anna Rhodes. COSTUME DESIGN: Cobbie Yates. MUSIC: Alan Myson. SOUND: Steve Single, Ian Wilson. CAST: Frank Dillane, Megan Northam, Amr Waked, Karyna Khymchuk, Shonagh Marie, Murat Erkek. PRODUCTION: Scott O’Donnell, Archie Pearch for British Film Institute (BFI), BBC Film, Devisio Pictures, Somesuch, Tricky Knot.

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