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52% Critic Match
Clay
“Be careful what you believe in...”
5.2 / 10• 2008• 1h 30m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
Adaptation of the book by David Almond, set in 1960s Tyneside. Two 14-year-old boys team up against Mouldy, the town bully. Turning Crazy Mary s garden shed into a workshop, they discover that the sculptures they create come to life. Together they raise a golem, a creature fashioned from clay, capable of dispatching anyone, even Martin Mould. But when Mouldy winds up dead, the boys have to deal with the awful power they may have unleashed and the perils of getting what you wish for.
Cast & Crew
Harry McEntire
Davie
Lead
Niek Versteeg
Geordie
DH
Darren Howie
Martin Mould
Ian McElhinney
Father O'Mahoney
PW
Phillippa Wilson
Carol Hagen
JC
Joe Caffrey
Dennis Hagen
Sacha Parkinson
Maria
Imelda Staunton
Mary Doonan
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrew Gunn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Clay is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
