| The Goob | |
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| Directed by | Guy Myhill |
| Screenplay by | Guy Myhill |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Goob is a 2014 British film.[1] It was made by BBC Films and directed by Guy Myhill from his own screenplay.[2] The film was backed by the BFI Film Fund.[3]
Plot
[edit]"Goob" Taylor is a school leaver with an abusive stepfather, trapped in rural poverty in Norfolk. He clashes with brutal stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention and falls for a foreign field worker.
Cast
[edit]- Liam Walpole as "Goob" Taylor
- Sean Harris as Gene Womack
- Sienna Guillory as Janet
- Hannah Spearritt as Mary Ellen
- Marama Corlett as Eva
- Paul Popplewell as Levi
Awards and nominations
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- Winner of the British Independent Film Award for Best Achievement in Production.[4]
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Sienna Guillory) and Most Promising Newcomer (Liam Walpole) at the BIFAs.[4]
- Winner of the Hitchcock d’Or Ciné and the Grand Prix du Jury at the Dinard Film Festival.[5]
- Nominated for Best British Newcomer (Guy Myhill) at the BFI London Film Festival.
Locations
[edit]The Goob was filmed in Norfolk, including a disused diner at Necton and stock car racing scenes at Swaffham Raceway.[6]
Score
[edit]Luke Abbott's "evocative, atmospheric synthscapes" for The Goob won the award for 'Best Music' at the Stockholm International Film Festival, before being released under the title Music For A Flat Landscape.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (28 August 2014). "The Goob: putting the anger in East Anglia - Venice film festival review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "The Goob". BBC Films. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "The Goob: the man who fell to Norfolk". BFI. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Winners & Nominations - The Awards 2014". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Edition 2014 – Dinard • Festival of British & Irish Film". Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Russell, Sam (28 May 2015). "Norfolk-shot film The Goob gets Norwich premiere at Cinema City". EDP. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Luke Abbott Details First Solo Album In Six Years, 'Translate'". thequietus.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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