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| Directed by | Clio Barnard |
| Written by | Clio Barnard |
| Produced by | Tracy O'Riordan |
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| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Nick Fenton |
| Music by | Harry Escott |
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| Distributed by | Artificial Eye |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.4 million[2] |
| Box office | $1.1 million[3] |
The Selfish Giant is a 2013 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Clio Barnard. Inspired by Oscar Wilde's short story of the same name, it stars Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas as two teenage boys who get caught up in the world of copper theft. Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne, Ian Burfield, Steve Evets, Siobhan Finneran, Ralph Ineson, Rebecca Manley, Rhys McCoy, and Elliott Tittensor appear in supporting roles.
The film had its world premiere at the 66th Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2013, where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 25 October 2013, by Artificial Eye. It grossed $1.1 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It gained seven nominations at the 16th British Independent Film Awards, winning one for Best Technical Achievement (for casting), and was nominated for Outstanding British Film at the 67th British Academy Film Awards.
- ^ "The Selfish Giant". Film4 Productions. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Barkham, Patrick (20 October 2013). "Scrapheap challenge: on the set of The Selfish Giant". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "The Selfish Giant". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.