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"The Story of a Boy's Hunger"

2010 1h 36m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 272

DramaComedyHistoryFamily

Synopsis

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Young Nigel Slater has big culinary aspirations, even though all his mother knows how to make is toast. When his mother dies, relations grow strained between Nigel and his father, especially when he remarries a woman who wins his heart with a lemon meringue pie. Nigel enters culinary school, starts working in a pub, and finds himself competing with his stepmother - both in the kitchen and for his father's attention.

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Cast

Freddie Highmore
Nigel Slater
Ken Stott
Dad
Victoria Hamilton
Mum
Oscar Kennedy
Young Nigel Slater
Helena Bonham Carter
Mrs Potter
Matthew McNulty
Josh
Rob Jarvis
Fishmonger
Selina Cadell
Ruby

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: SJ Clarkson
Writers: Lee Hall
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by SJ Clarkson, shot by Balazs Bolygo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ruth Barrett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Liana Del Giudice shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Freddie Highmore and Ken Stott and Victoria Hamilton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Story of a Boy's Hunger".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1658851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

SJ Clarkson directs. Balazs Bolygo behind the camera. Ruth Barrett scores. Liana Del Giudice cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by SJ Clarkson, shot by Balazs Bolygo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ruth Barrett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Liana Del Giudice shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Freddie Highmore and Ken Stott and Victoria Hamilton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Story of a Boy's Hunger".
7IMDB entry: tt1658851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "adolescence", "cooking", "nostalgia", "autobiography".