The Goob

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The Goob
Directed byGuy Myhill
Screenplay byGuy Myhill
Production
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Release date
  • 2014 (2014)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

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Plot

"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

Awards and nominations

Locations

The Goob was filmed in Norfolk, including a disused diner at Necton and stock car racing scenes at Swaffham Raceway. [6]

Score

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

  1. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (28 August 2014). "The Goob: putting the anger in East Anglia - Venice film festival review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Goob". BBC Films. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Goob: the man who fell to Norfolk". BFI. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Winners & Nominations - The Awards 2014". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 21 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Edition 2014 – Dinard • Festival of British & Irish Film" . Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Russell, Sam (28 May 2015). "Norfolk-shot film The Goob gets Norwich premiere at Cinema City". EDP. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Luke Abbott Details First Solo Album In Six Years, 'Translate'". thequietus.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.


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