After the death of her mother Vicky (Olivia Brady), the fiercely independent Georgie has fended for herself, using a shop clerk to pretend she is living with her uncle Winston Churchill. The film starts with the saying “It takes a village to raise a child,” crossed out and replaced in yellow writing with “I can raise myself thanks.” That would be 12-year-old Georgie (newcomer Lola Campbell), who lives alone on the outskirts of London.
As for Scrapper, whilst it doesn’t quite compare to those films, it is a light, charismatic and visually striking drama about a father and daughter rebuilding their relationship. 2022’s Aftersunand Blue Jeanwere followed up this year by Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Laneand Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society, plus another from a director I will mention later in this review. Winner of Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition prize earlier this year, it continues the trend of female British filmmakers making their debut with vivid and brilliant movies.
Kicking off Sundance London this year is Scrapper, the first feature of British writer-director Charlotte Regan. Starring Harris Dickinson, Charlotte Regan’s debut feature Scrapper is a kitchen sink drama with a modern visual style – and the result is quite delightful.
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