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Two twelve-year-old boys, Romeo and Gavin, undergo an extraordinary test of character and friendship when Morell, a naive but eccentric and dangerous stranger, comes between them. Morell befriends with the two boys and later asks them to help him pursue Romeo's beautiful elder sister. He gradually becomes more violent after she rejects him.
Theatrical
Oct 20, 2000
Director
Writers
Producers
Charles Pattinson, George Faber, András Hámori
Music
Nick Hemming
Studio
Alliance Atlantis, BBC Film, Arts Council of England, Company Pictures, Big Arty Productions
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Cast
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Paddy Considine
Morell
A
Andrew Shim
Romeo Brass
F
Frank Harper
Joe Brass
V
Vicky McClure
Ladine Brass
J
Johann Myers
Clifford
S
Shane Meadows
Male Nurse (credited as Shaun Fields)
B
Bob Hoskins
Steven Laws
M
Martin Arrowsmith
Dennis Wardrobe
L
Ladene Hall
Carol Brass
J
Julia Ford
Sandra Woolley
J
James Higgins
Bill Woolley
T
Tanya Myers
Headmistress
S
Sammy Pasha
Ambulance Man
J
Joel Morris
Park Lad #1
P
Paul Fraser
Physiotherapist (uncredited)
