The Goob
The Goob is a 2014 British film. It was made by BBC Films and directed by Guy Myhill from his own screenplay. The film was backed by the BFI Film Fund.
Plot
"Goob" Taylor is a school leaver with an abusive stepfather, trapped in rural poverty in Norfolk. He clashes with brutal stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention and falls for a foreign field worker.Cast
- Liam Walpole as "Goob" Taylor
- Sean Harris as Gene Womack
- Sienna Guillory as Janet
- Hannah Spearritt as Mary Ellen
- Marama Corlett as Eva
- Paul Popplewell as Levi
Awards and nominations
- Winner of the British Independent Film Award for Best Achievement in Production.
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer at the BIFAs.
- Winner of the Hitchcock d’Or Ciné and the Grand Prix du Jury at the Dinard Film Festival.
- Nominated for Best British Newcomer at the BFI London Film Festival.
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