The Goob is a 2014 British film.[1] It was made by BBC Films and directed by Guy Myhill from his own screenplay.[2]

Plot

"Goob" Taylor (Liam Walpole) 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

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Locations

The Goob was filmed in Norfolk, including a disused diner at Necton and stock car racing scenes at Swaffham Raceway.[3]

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.[4]

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. ^ Russell, Sam (28 May 2015). "Norfolk-shot film The Goob gets Norwich premiere at Cinema City". EDP. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Luke Abbott Details First Solo Album In Six Years, 'Translate'". thequietus.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.


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