The Selfish Giant
2013 · 91 min · Director: Clio Barnard
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An official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, The Selfish Giant is a contemporary fable about 13 year old Arbor (Conner Chapman) and his best friend Swifty (Shaun Thomas). Excluded from school and outsiders in their own neighborhood, the two boys meet Kitten (Sean Gilder), a local scrap dealer. Wandering their town with just a horse and a cart, they begin collecting scrap metal for him. Swifty has a natural gift with horses while Arbor emulates Kitten - keen to impress him and make some money. However, Kitten favors Swifty, leaving Arbor feeling hurt and excluded, driving a wedge between the boys. As Arbor becomes increasingly greedy and exploitative, tensions build, leading to a tragic event that transforms them all.
Emotional fingerprint
The Selfish Giant (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 30%, Fear 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Sadness30%
- Fear15%
- Inspiration10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Fear. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 47 % | 23 % | 8 % | 47 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 49 % | 31 % | 16 % | 46 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sympathy | 49 % | 41 % | 25 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 46 % | 45 % | 26 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 41 % | 21 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Hope | 48 % | 38 % | 20 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 51 % | 39 % | 24 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 46 % | 36 % | 19 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Hope | 46 % | 31 % | 13 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 50 % | 35 % | 19 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sympathy | 51 % | 44 % | 28 % | 46 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 51 % | 43 % | 26 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 50 % | 36 % | 23 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 59 % | 44 % | 29 % | 59 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 72 % | 57 % | 38 % | 72 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 89 % | 83 % | 87 % | 62 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 85 % | 82 % | 83 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Mick Brazil
Michelle 'Shelly' Fenton
Daniel
Martin Fenton
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Details
- Directed by
- Clio Barnard
- Written by
- Oscar Wilde, Clio Barnard, Lila Rawlings
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2013
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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