Urchin (film)

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Urchin

Directed by	John Harlacher
Written by	John Harlacher
Starring	Sebastian Montoya Rick Poli Larry Swansen Donald Silva
Music by	Robert Edridge-Waks Ronnie Boykins Jr. Shakerleg
Cinematography	Luke Leonard
Editing by	Dave Buchwald
Distributed by	Vanguard Cinema
Release date(s)	February 17, 2007
Running time	105 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12,000
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Urchin is a 2007 fictional film about a homeless boy living in a New York City underground mole people community called Scum-City.

[edit] Plot

This is the story of a Kid who lives in Scum City. When the Old Man came to Scum City, a homeless camp in the Manhattan tunnels, his story seemed wild. He was from a kingdom deep within the earth, he said, and was sent to find the five nobles who got lost up here.

He had a map that would lead him and his followers back to this paradise, and a blue crystal called The Blessing, that when smoked granted the clarity and vision needed to complete great tasks.

Some believed. They were allowed to stay.

The Kid believes. Abused and tormented, he escaped the city shelter and fled to the streets, where he survived by wit and blood until he found Scum City. He will fulfill the Old Man's prophecy; he will get to paradise.

But someone else believes. The Old Man had a bodyguard once, a powerful little man called Goliath whose lungs and mind are rotting away. In his dementia he has committed to the ritual murder of innocents and the capture of the map held fast by the Old Man.

This is the story of a Kid trapped in a world of violence, degradation, wonder, and discovery. As he battles the evils of the street to save the Old Man and the future of Scum City he meets Julia, a young girl in need of protection. He struggles to decipher the true motives of the Old Man and Goliath, while safeguarding Julia and the map that leads to Paradise.