Babygirl and Triangle of Sadness star Harris Dickinson makes his directorial debut with Urchin , a raw, humanising portrait of homelessness and the cycle of addiction, which he also wrote and cameos in.

In the film, we meet a valiantly optimistic young Londoner called Mike (Frank Dillane, Fear the Walking Dead , The Essex Serpent ), whose attempts to find and maintain secure housing are undercut by a cycle of self-destructive actions and a relapse into substance abuse. As Dillane embodies Mike's personal journey through an impeccable performance, Dickinson brings the statistics to life — according to Financial Times via The Big Issue , one in every 200 households in the UK is experiencing homelessness — while raising awareness of the issue.

Drawing on his own experien

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