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URCHIN

(URCHIN)
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
Director: Harris Dickinson
+16
Duration: 99 min
Year: 2025
Countries: UK, United States
Genres: Drama / Comedy
V.O. IV.O. Eng / Sub Spa

AWARDS
78th Cannes Film Festival (2025)— Un Certain Regard, Best Film, Best Actor (Frank Dillane), FIPRESCI Prize

NOMINATIONS
National Board of Review (2025) — Best Independent Films of the Year
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2025 — Best Breakthrough Director (Harris Dickinson)
28th British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) (2025) — Best British Independent Film, Best Lead Performance (Frank Dillane), Best Debut Director (Harris Dickinson)

SYNOPSIS
Urchin follows Mike (Frank Dillane), a rough sleeper in London, trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Raw and absurd, the film is a story about the strange patterns that keep pulling us back.

‍BIOGRAPHY
Harris Dickinson was born in London in 1996 and became known as an actor. His motion-picture debut in beach rats (2017) earned him a nomination for best lead actor at the independent spirit awards. He then appeared in the king’s man (2021), triangle of sadness (2022), where the crawdads sing (2022), and babygirl (2024), among other films. Urchin, his first film as a director, premiered in the un certain regard section at cannes.