The Goob
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| The Goob | |
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| Directed by | Guy Myhill |
| Screenplay by | Guy Myhill |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Goob is a 2014 British film.[1] It was made by BBC Films and directed by Guy Myhill from his own screenplay.[2] The film was backed by the BFI Film Fund.[3]
"Goob" Taylor is a school leaver with an abusive stepfather, trapped in rural poverty in Norfolk. He clashes with brutal stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention and falls for a foreign field worker.
Cast
- Liam Walpole as "Goob" Taylor
- Sean Harris as Gene Womack
- Sienna Guillory as Janet
- Hannah Spearritt as Mary Ellen
- Marama Corlett as Eva
- Paul Popplewell as Levi
Awards and nominations
- Winner of the British Independent Film Award for Best Achievement in Production.[4]
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Sienna Guillory) and Most Promising Newcomer (Liam Walpole) at the BIFAs.[4]
- Winner of the Hitchcock d’Or Ciné and the Grand Prix du Jury at the Dinard Film Festival.[5]
- Nominated for Best British Newcomer (Guy Myhill) at the BFI London Film Festival.
