The Scouting Book for Boys

About this film

Best friends David and Emily love their carefree life on a coastal caravan park. When David learns that Emily is being forced to move away, he agrees to help her hide out in a remote cave on the beach. But their innocent secret soon becomes complicated, as David watches the police close in on his missing friend. When the real reason Emily wants to escape comes to light, David's world is shattered. Swept up in a situation out of his control, and with his feelings for his best friend growing stranger by the day, David is forced to take action.Celador Films, Screen East and Film4 present, in association with Path, THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS, a coming-of-age love story with a sting in the tail. Newcomer Tom Harper (Demons; Cubs; Cherries) directs from a script by Jack Thorne (Skins). The project was initiated at Celador Films and is produced by Christian Colson and Ivana MacKinnon. Film4s Peter Carlton, Screen Easts Laurie Hayward and Sheryl Crown are executive producers, with Paths Franois Ivernel and Cameron McCracken as co-executive producers.

Cast

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  Susan Lynch
  Sharon
• 
  Rafe Spall
  Steve
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  Holliday Grainger
  Emily
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  Thomas Turgoose
  David
• 
  Steven Mackintosh
  Kertzer

Crew

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  Tom Harper
  Director
• 
  Ivana MacKinnon
  Producer
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  Jack Thorne
  Writer