Summary:
Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world of nature in a strange idyllic way. But soon the shadow of his stepfather catches up to him and Bobby's world explodes into a grotesque nightmare.
| Runtime: | 112 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for some violence. |
| Production: | BBC Films |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Thomas | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Eski Thomas | Screenplay |
| Walker Hamilton | Writer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Amanda Boyle | Des |
| Amy Robbins | Valerie Ann Platt, Bobby's Mother |
| Andrew Dixon | Philip |
| Christian Bale | Bobby Platt |
| Daniel Benzali | Bernard 'The Fat' De Winter |
| Elizabeth Earl | Child In Van |
| Helen Kluger | Icecream Vendor |
| James Faulkner | Mr. Stuart Whiteside |
| John Higgins | Dean |
| John Hurt | Mr. Summers |
| John O'Toole | Lorry Driver |
| Kaye Griffiths | Lepidopterist |
| Sevilla Delofski | Janet, De Winter's Secretary |
| Shane Barks | Young Bobby |
| Sjoerd Broeks | Mark |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Chris Auty | Executive Producer |
| Denise O'Dell | Co-Producer |
| Hercules Bellville | Associate Producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | Producer |
| Peter Watson | Co-Associate Producer |
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