Urchin - Kritiken

A remarkably assured directorial debut with a mesmerising lead.

...forgoing pity in favour of illustrating the complex humanity of someone who’s been made to believe they’re not worth saving.

...reflects a mature, and frequently harrowing, recognition of how people can be held captive by the centrifugal force of their own behavioral patterns.

Harris Dickinson makes a terrifically impressive debut here as a writer-director with this smart, thoughtful, compassionate picture about homelessness.

...sidesteps social-realist cliches in favour of daring invention.

Babygirl’s Harris Dickinson announces himself as a gutsy, thoughtful filmmaker.

...stays committed to presenting Mike’s story without frills, recognizing that it’s just a tragically common one of a man spiraling down the drain of society.

Urchin‘s London most resembles that of Mike Leigh’s Naked: a city in which vagrants and working poor can exist at the center of the metropolis while remaining curiously disconnected from it.

The film is most fascinating for its interrogation of its own representation.

Harris Dickinson sticks to the basics with his directorial debut, Urchin, but avoids the talky comedies or stagey dramas that trap so many actors-turned-filmmakers trying to stay simple.

This powerful British drama is one of the most accomplished, brilliant debut films in recent memory...