Kidulthood (2006)

Directed by

Menhaj Huda

Genre

drama film, crime film, teen film, hood film, coming-of-age film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 202 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers in West London get a day off school after a classmate kills herself. The film follows them through violence, bullying, sex, and drugs over the next two days.

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What happens

Kidulthood (stylised as KiDULTHOOD) is a 2006 British teen crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda from a screenplay by Noel Clarke. It stars Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madeleine Fairley, Cornell John, Kate Magowan, Pierre Mascolo (who also acted as executive producer), Rafe Spall and Nicholas Hoult. Set in the West London area Ladbroke Grove, the film follows two days of in the lives of a diverse group of teenagers, who are given the day off school following a classmate’s suicide. Clarke wrote the film between 1999 and 2000, inspired by his own upbringing and American films such as Boyz n the Hood (1991), Clerks (1994) and Kids (1995), and began developing with director Menhaj Huda and producer George Isaac between 2001 and 2003. Filming began on 14 November 2004 and was filmed on location until 16 December. The film explores themes, such as sex, drugs, bullying, violence, suicide, teenage pregnancy, gun control and racial issues. It also features breakout performances for Ameen, Clarke, Deacon, Winstone, Oyeniran, Spall and Hoult. Made on a budget of £560,000, Kidulthood was released theatrically on 3 March 2006 and received praise and controversy for its depiction of teenage life in London. The success of the film led to two sequels: Adulthood (2008) and Brotherhood (2016), both of which were written and directed by Clarke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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