
The Rat Catcher(2023)
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.



Rupert Friend
Narrator / Adult Peter Watson

Ralph Fiennes
Roald Dahl
Asa Jennings
Peter Watson

Eliel Ford
Stagehand

Truman Hanks
Stagehand

Benoît Herlin
Stagehand
Octavio Tapia
Stagehand
The Swan is a drama, comedy film released in 2023 exploring themes of bullying, rifle, swan, based on short story, flying man, short film. Directed by Wes Anderson, it stars Rupert Friend, Ralph Fiennes, Asa Jennings. Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
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