Summary Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world of nature in a strange idyllic way. But soon the shadow of his stepfather catches up to him and Bobby's world explodes into a grotesque nightmare. View more details
Directed : Jeremy Thomas
Written : Eski Thomas Walker Hamilton
Stars : John Hurt Christian Bale Daniel Benzali James Faulkner
Genres : Thriller Adventure Drama
Release date : Jul 8, 1999
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Production companies : BBC Film Recorded Picture Company (RPC) British Screen Productions
Summary Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world of nature in a strange idyllic way. But soon the shadow of his stepfather catches up to him and Bobby's world explodes into a grotesque nightmare. View more details
Genres : Thriller Adventure Drama
Release date : Jul 8, 1999
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Production companies : BBC Film Recorded Picture Company (RPC) British Screen Productions
