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Good Boy

Good Boy

Synopsis

Nineteen year old Tommy likes his life as a criminal, and leads his friends in acts of horrifying violence, until one night he is kidnapped by a stranger, Chris. Waking up with a chain around his neck in the basement of an isolated home, Tommy finds himself at the centre of a dysfunctional family dynamic as Chris and his mysterious wife Kathryn try to make Tommy a “good boy”, in a process of forced rehabilitation. The one thing Tommy knows for sure: he must escape.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - European premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of film
Features
Director
Jan Komasa
Producer
Jeremy Thomas, Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski
Executive Producer
Caroline Cooper Charles, Naomi Despres, Michèle Marshall, Peter Watson
Screenwriter
Bartek Bartosik, Naqqash Khalid
Director of Photography
Michal Dymek
Production Designer
Fletcher Jarvis
Principal cast
Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Kit Rakusen

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI UK Global Screen Fund, Screen Yorkshire (The Yorkshire Content Fund)

Poland, UK co-production

Skopia Film (PL), Recorded Picture Company (UK)

Recorded Picture Company

Sales Company

Hanway Films

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