Country : UK

Year : 2022

Running time : 1h30

Version : English, subtitled in French

Rating : +12

Director : Jim Archer

Producer : Rupert Majendie, John Palfery Smith

Writer : David Earl, Chris Hayward

Actors : David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey

After a serious depression, Brian decides to make a friend to stave offhis loneliness. He builds Charles, a towering robot made from odds and ends, a being who’s clumsy but endearing. The village scrap-metal dealer sets his sights on Charles, and Brian will have to fight to keep him.
A story of frustrated friendship in a film that teeters on sci-fi, Brian and Charles was an award-winning short, before being made into the quintessential British feature, a masterclass in gentle mockery. British cinema remains faithful to it singular penchant for turning sadness into thundering humour.