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Urchin

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Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Raw and absurd, it's a story about the strange patterns that keep pulling us back.

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Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express [Urchin] doesn’t wallow in indigence. The serious social commentary is balanced by a fine thread of humour, like a ray of sunshine in the midst of the clouds. Jun 26, 2025 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) The scenario is so familiar it could have been the same old story, but the texture of all this street life gives it rather a special shine. Rated: 4/5 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Tomris Laffly Elle Harris Dickinson might be the most exciting new auteur since the Safdie Brothers. The future of British social realism looks promising thanks to his debut--knows his Ken Loach and Mike Leigh inside and out but doesn’t carbon-copy what came before. Jun 10, 2025 Full Review Erik Anderson AwardsWatch [Frank] Dillane is spectacular here, giving a performance that is spiky and electric, like Gary Oldman in the 80s and early 90s. Rated: A May 28, 2025 Full Review Hayley Croke Loud and Clear Reviews Urchin is a film that encapsulates both the sorrows and the joys of the human experience. [...] Dickinson bends traditional storytelling conventions to create a truly empathic, artful film. Rated: 4/5 May 26, 2025 Full Review Chris Cassingham In Review Online Urchin is never fully committed to the grit, marginality, or momentous pulse, respectively, of its most obvious influences. May 26, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Harris Dickinson

Director

Frank Dillane

Mike

Megan Northam

Actor

Amr Waked

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Karyna Khymchuk

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Shonagh Marie

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Raw and absurd, it's a story about the strange patterns that keep pulling us back.
Director
Harris Dickinson
Producer
Archie Pearch, Scott O'Donnell
Screenwriter
Harris Dickinson
Production Co
Somesuch, Devisio Pictures, BBC Film, BFI, Tricky Knot
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m