Friday, 9 February 2024

VOD: Scrapper (dir: Charlotte Regan, 2023)

"Who's David Beckham?"

Strong-willed, street-smart and fiercely independent twelve-year-old Georgie lives alone after the death of her mother, evading prying neighbours and social services, until the arrival of her feckless absentee father sees them discovering each other and finding their way into a relationship in this quirky, heartfelt British drama.  With a good mix of social realism and child-like imagination, it is delivered by another honest performance by Harris Dickinson and strong work from young Lola Campbell as Georgie, making this admittedly slight and low-key film feel very sincere and engaging.
 

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