Kidulthood (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Menhaj Huda

Writer:

Noel Clarke (written by)

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Before adulthood comes...

Plot:

A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London. |

Plot Keywords:

Growing Up | London | Suspected Homosexual | Sex | Drug Use

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Aml Ameen	...	Trife
Red Madrell	...	Alisa
Noel Clarke	...	Sam
Adam Deacon	...	Jay
Jaime Winstone	...	Becky
Femi Oyeniran	...	Moony
Madeleine Fairley	...	Claire
Rebecca Martin	...	Katie
Nicholas Hoult	...	Blake
Adem Bayram	...	Vinnie
Stephanie Di Rubbo	...	Shaneek (as Stefanie Di Rubbo)
Kate-Line Okoro	...	Carleen
Medhavi Patel	...	Sophie
Ben McKay	...	Rapper
Cornell John	...	Uncle Curtis

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, violent content, sexual material, drug and alcohol use - all involving teens.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:18 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Norway:15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Ladbroke Grove Underground Station, Notting Hill, London, England, UK

Company:

Stealth Films

Trivia:

The CD case that Becky racks out lines of cocaine on is "Out Of The Ghetto" by Isaac Hayes. She uses a Slipknot branded Visa card to cut them.

Quotes:

Shop Assistant: [Very feminine voice] Congratulations! My wife is pregnant too.
Becky: Wife? I thought you were a batty-man.
Shop Assistant: Excuse me?
Becky: Aren't you gay?
Shop Assistant: No.
Becky: There's nothing wrong with it.
Shop Assistant: I know. I'm just saying...
Becky: Alright, calm down, yankee.
Shop Assistant: I'm CANADIAN.
Becky: Same thing!

Movie Connections:

Features The House of the Dead III (2003) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Maybe

why all the bad ratings

I am not sure why this film is getting so many poor ratings. It is an excellent piece of film-making with a cracking script, fine performances and imaginative direction. A real eye opener that deserves a wide audience.

The movie has sparked some controversy in the UK for 'glorifying' the violence, sex and drugs portrayed but that is rubbish, this is essentially a deeply moral tale at heart.

Mark Kermode gave it a very sensible and measured review on his Radio 5 slot and I am in agreement with him.

I predict that a number of the actors in Kidulthood will go on to bigger things. A group of talent to watch.