The Good Boy

Directed by Jan Komasa
Poland
2025
110 mins
Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough star as a couple who kidnap a young delinquent with the aim of training him to become a 'good boy'. Toronto and BFI London 2025.

In this thriller from Polish Oscar nominee Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi), Tommy (Anson Boon), 19, lives a delinquent lifestyle, going on benders and hooking up. One night he is kidnapped and wakes up chained in the basement of wealthy family, Chris (Graham), wife Kathryn (Riseborough), and son, Jonathan (Kit Rakusen). Under the strict control of Chris, Tommy is punished if he misbehaves and can only eat at the dinner table if he's a 'good boy'. But as Tommy learns more about his captors, instead of dissenting he learns to assimilate – and feels his collar loosen. Produced by legends Jeremy Thomas (Rabbit-Proof Fence) and Jerzy Skolimowski (EO), The Good Boy has the twisted psychological spirit of the Greek New Wave.

With high-concept provocations and talking points that feel like something from the age of Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange or Ôshima’s Max Mon Amour.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Tickets

Sat 6 June 2026, 8:15pm
Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5
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Tue 9 June 2026, 6:30pm
Hayden Orpheum - Cinema 5
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Thu 11 June 2026, 6pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
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  • Program Strand
  • Year
    2025
  • Classification
    Unclassified 18+
  • Country
    Poland, UK
  • Language
    In English
  • Director
    Jan Komasa
  • Producer
    Jeremy Thomas, Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski
  • Cast
    Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon
  • Screenwriter
    Bartek Bartosik, Naqqash Khalid
  • Cinematographer
    Michał Dymek
  • Editor
    Agnieszka Glińska
  • Genre
  • Premiere
    NSW Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Australian Distributor: Kismet Movies
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