Set against the grim backdrop of an English housing estate, 2 wayward teenagers, Arbor and Swiftly, begin scrapping for a metal-dealer when they are expelled from school. Ddrawn into an underworld of theft, violence, and illegal racing, the boys must learn what it means to be a man in a world that wants to forget you exist.

Starkly emotional, and beautifully directed, The Selfish Giant uses a lovely script and some powerful performances to pre4sent some of the best that modern British cinema has to offer.