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The Goob

Synopsis

We're in the middle of a heatwave in fenland England. Goob Taylor's spent each of his 16 summers helping mum run the transport cafe and harvest the surrounding beet fields. When mum shacks up with swarthy stock car supremo and lady's man Gene Womack, Goob becomes an unwelcome side thought. However Goob's world turns when exotic beet picker Eva arrives. Fuelled by her flirtatious comments, Goob dreams of better things. But as the temperatures soar and the beet crop swells, the tension escalates when Womack wants a piece of Eva too.
Venice Film Festival 2014 - World premiere
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
86 mins
Director
Guy Myhill
Producer
Lee Groombridge, Mike Elliott
Editor
Adam Biskupski
Screenwriter
Guy Myhill
Director of Photography
Simon Tindall
Production Designer
Ben Myhill
Principal cast
Sean Harris, Sienna Guillory, Hannah Spearritt, Liam Springs

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Emu Films Ltd

111A Wardour Street
London
W1F 0UJ

BBC Films

Zone A, 7th Floor
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA

Sales Company

The Bureau Sales/ Le Bureau (FR)

29, rue Etienne Dolet
75020 Paris
France

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