Samuel is 9 years old, he will be remembered as a thief, an arsonist and a murderer.
Social & External
The people behind it
Geoffrey Rush
Narrator / Talking Bird
Alan Brough
Adult Samuel / Samuel's Family
Walter Smithers
Boy Samuel
Fred Whitlock
Samuel's Father
Tania Lacy
Samuel's Mother
Craig McLaughlin
Doctor
William Gluth
Principal
Hayley Moxon
Young Miss Calculo
Vivianne Benton
Older Miss Calculo
Peter Noble
Samuel's Boss
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