''The Goob'' is a 2014 British film. It was made by

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and directed by Guy Myhill from his own screenplay.

Plot

"Goob" Taylor (Liam Walpole) is a school leaver with an abusive stepfather, trapped in rural poverty in

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

. He clashes with brutal stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention and falls for a foreign field worker.

Cast

* Liam Walpole *

Sean Harris Sean Harris (born 1965/1966) is an English actor and writer. He played Ian Curtis in ''24 Hour Party People'' (2002), Micheletto Corella in '' The Borgias'' (2011–2013), Fifield in ''Prometheus'' (2012), Solomon Lane in '' Mission: Impossib ...

Sienna Guillory Sienna Tiggy Guillory (; born 16 March 1975) is an English actress and former model. She portrayed Jill Valentine in several entries of the ''Resident Evil'' action-horror film series. Other prominent roles include elf princess Arya Dröttningu ...

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Marama Corlett Marama Corlett is a Maltese actress and dancer, best known for her roles as Aki in '' Blood Drive'', Ruby in '' Sick of It'' and Corporal Angua in '' The Watch''. Early life and family Corlett was born and raised in Malta as one of four sister ...

Paul Popplewell Paul Popplewell (born 18 April 1977) is a British actor. He became a professional actor at 16, leaving college after gaining the lead role of Simon in the BBC television drama ''Criminal'', for which he won Best Actor at the Golden Chest Film Fe ...

Awards and nominations

* Winner of the

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for Best Achievement in Production. * Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Sienna Guillory) and Best Newcomer (Liam Walpole) at the BIFAs. * Winner of the Golden Hitchcock Award at the

Dinard Film Festival Dinard (; br, Dinarzh, ; Gallo: ''Dinard'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, northwestern France. Dinard is on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a holiday destination, and this ...

. * Nominated for Best British Newcomer (Guy Myhill) at the BFI London Film Festival

Locations

''The Goob'' was filmed in Norfolk, including a disused diner at Necton and stock car racing scenes at

Swaffham Raceway Swaffham Raceway, originally Swaffham Stadium, is a stock car and banger racing circuit in Swaffham, Norfolk, which also hosted greyhound racing from 1987 until 2000. Greyhound racing Swaffham became a new track on the National Greyhound R ...

References

2014 films BBC Film films British drama films Films set in Norfolk 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{2010s-UK-film-stub