Kidulthood

"Before adulthood comes..."

2006 1h 31m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 206

Drama

Synopsis

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

“Before adulthood comes...”

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Cast

Aml Ameen
Trife
Red Madrell
Alisa
Noel Clarke
Sam
Adam Deacon
Jay
Jaime Winstone
Becky
Nicholas Hoult
Blake
Cornell John
Uncle Curtis
Rafe Spall
Lenny

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Menhaj Huda
Writers: Noel Clarke
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 17% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Hood Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Menhaj Huda, shot by Brian Tufano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Victoria Boydell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Aml Ameen and Red Madrell and Noel Clarke carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Before adulthood comes...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Menhaj Huda directs. Brian Tufano behind the camera. Victoria Boydell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 17% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Part of the "The Hood Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Menhaj Huda, shot by Brian Tufano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Victoria Boydell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Aml Ameen and Red Madrell and Noel Clarke carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Before adulthood comes...".
9IMDB entry: tt0435680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian Tufano
Editing: Victoria Boydell
Production design: Murray McKeown
Costume design: Andy Blake
Makeup / hair: Isabelle While
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Budget: $994,000
Box office: $165,000
Return: 17% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Kidulthood (2006)

Part of

The Hood Collection

Triple bill of hard-hitting British dramas written by and starring Noel Clarke.

Also by

Menhaj Huda

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What people are saying

John Chard2014-01-21
★ 6/10
The Yoof of today eh! Britain’s answer to Larry Clark’s Kids, Kidulthood works hard for realism and shock value but falls somewhere in between. Story focuses on a group of London youngsters who have been given the day off school when one of their classmates commits suicide after being bullied. The various groups of friends spin off to do their own thing, which invariably involves drugs, violence, casual sex, teenage pregnancy angst, revenge and lots of cussing in street speak. All this is crammed into a 24 hour period, suggesting that the yoof of today never live a dull moment when not at school. Writer Noel Clarke (who also stars) and director Menhaj Huda clearly want to keep things raw and authentic, but it eventually comes off as wholly unbelievable. In fact it at times feels like it’s a bunch of mates making a film and living out some fantasies where they get to be wicked for a day. There’s some messages in the mix trying to break out of the hysteria, to be a wake-up call to parents and elders as to what is happening under our noses, but ultimately sensationalism wins the day. It’s a film strung together by a number of instances, characterisation and reasoning is given short shrift, the makers over egging the pudding in their unrelenting mission to shock. Some scenes are undeniably attention grabbing, while the soundtrack pulses away with verve and Brian Tufano’s cinematography is right on the money, but come the preachy finale you may feel you really haven’t learned anything new about the unruly and unfeeling kids of today. 6/10

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