Urchin
A young addict living on the streets of London is given a shot at redemption, but his road to recovery soon curdles into a strange odyssey from which he may never escape. (NR, 100 min.)
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Friday, October 17, 2025
(TBD)
On the streets of London, Mike is hustling to get by. Roadside evangelizers won’t let him sleep in peace, his slippery friend won’t pay up the money he stole, and before long, he finds himself in trouble with the law. As he struggles to reintegrate into society, shuffling between gigs as a line cook and a trash collector, he must balance a newfound sense of community with his own itch for self-destruction. [1-2 Special]
Starring: Frank Dillane, Megan Northam, Karyna Khymchuk, Shonagh Marie, Amr Waked
Director: Harris Dickinson
Genre: Drama
"Dickinson has a light touch and a lively imagination, as well as a sense of humor; he takes material you think might be conventional and opens new windows of thinking."
— Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
"It sounds like a punishingly bleak premise, but there’s an unexpected levity and moments of arresting beauty to be found in this distinctive directorial debut from the actor Harris Dickinson."
— Wendy Ide, Screen International
"Through sharp observation and dark humour, the film explores the challenges faced by those struggling to fit into society’s rigid moulds, offering a poignant, compelling look at resilience and alienation."
— Peter Howell, Toronto Star
"Urchin has shades of the work of the Safdie brothers in its nervy energy, and owes something to British auteur Andrea Arnold... But it’s also entirely Dickinson’s own vision, which meshes the surreal and the bracingly real."
— Ester Zuckerman, The Daily Beast
"[Frank Dillane] is revelatory in his most substantial big-screen role to date, imbuing Mike with both the kind of wily charisma that makes people want to rescue him, and a self-destructive volatility that keeps repelling such efforts."
— Guy Lodge, Variety
"Harris Dickinson makes a terrifically impressive debut here as a writer-director with this smart, thoughtful, compassionate picture about homelessness. It is engaging and sympathetically acted and layered with genuinely funny moments."
— Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
"Harris Dickinson might be the most exciting new auteur since the Safdie Brothers. The future of British social realism looks promising thanks to his debut--knows his Ken Loach and Mike Leigh inside and out but doesn’t carbon-copy what came before."
— Tomris Laffly, Elle
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