Scrapper

Watch: Scrapper

8/25/20231h 24m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

A resourceful 12-year-old, who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London, makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. But when her estranged father turns up out of the blue, she's forced to confront reality.

Director:

Charlotte Regan

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$84.00

Revenue:

$1,234,483.00

Key words:

london, england
grief
theft
death of mother
woman director
father daughter relationship

Cast

Lola Campbell

~ as ~

Georgie

Harris Dickinson

~ as ~

Jason

Alin Uzun

~ as ~

Ali

Laura Aikman

~ as ~

Kaye

Ambreen Razia

~ as ~

Zeph

Asheq Akhtar

~ as ~

Youseff

Olivia Brady

~ as ~

Vicky

Sam Buchanan

~ as ~

Henry

Matt Brewer

~ as ~

Suited Bloke

Joshua Frater-Loughlin

~ as ~

Shopkeeper

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
"Georgie" (Lola Campbell) ingeniously manages to hoodwink social services following the death of her mother, and so lives on her own and makes a living running an unique cycle recycling programme with her friend "Ali" (Ali Uzun) that keeps them in ready cash. One afternoon, a guy leaps the back fence and introduces himself as her absentee father "Jason" (Harris Dickinson). She wants nothing to do with him, but he's no quitter and over the next hour or so we see the pair gradually realise what they have been missing in the years they spent apart. There isn't really much jeopardy here but what there is, is chemistry, The young Campbell is hugely charismatic and her mischievous but decent characterisation of a latter day urchin is really quite engaging. It's also one of Dickinson's more characterful efforts too. He doesn't rely on his looks and his musculature - he is also delivering us an enjoyable performance to watch as their relationship evolves - and not always smoothly. The writing offers us a dialogue that comes across as genuine, funny and for a low-ish budget effort this really is well worth a watch. I saw it at the cinema, but I'm not sure you need that - television will do fine.