Interview With "Urchin" Filmmaker Harris Dickinson & Star Frank Dillane

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

"Urchin" is a British independent drama film written and directed by Harris Dickinson, in his feature-length directorial debut, that stars Frank Dillane as a homeless young man in London, struggling with addiction and poverty. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where Dickinson won the FIPRESCI Prize and Dillane won the section's Best Actor award. Dickinson and Daillane were both kind enough to spendsome time speaking with us about their work and experience working on the film, which you can listen to below.Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release from 1-2 Special. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Imagine a breakfast wrap.
0:03.1	You know the one, because there really is only one.
0:07.6	Sausage, egg, cheese, bacon and a potato rusty all wrapped together.
0:13.2	Yep, there it is.
0:15.4	I think my work here is done.
0:18.5	Serve them until 11 a.m.
0:20.9	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast,
0:24.0	and this is my interview with the director and writer
0:26.2	for the film Urchin, Harris Dickinson,
0:28.7	and the film star Frank Delane.
0:31.4	Hi guys, I'm sorry to ask.
0:32.8	I'm wondering if you've got any spare change.
0:35.2	For how long was you sleeping in the street?
0:37.7	Five years.
0:39.9	You're going to be just fine.
0:42.4	Try it now.
0:43.7	Going to be just fine.
0:46.8	Young male with previous convictions history of violence.
0:50.3	Do you have any family at all, parents around?
0:53.2	It's complicated.
0:54.5	Your universe is expanding.
0:56.6	I was actually just looking for some work.
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