Teenage Kicks

"The scars of our youth shape the adults we become."

2016 1h 38m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 33

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Synopsis

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Miklós is at the age when everything feels high-stakes. He is coming to terms with his own sexuality, and when his best friend Dan reveals that he has a new girlfriend, this puts an end to their plans to run away together.

“The scars of our youth shape the adults we become.”

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Cast

Miles Szanto
Miklós Varga
Daniel Webber
Dan O'Connel
Anni Finsterer
Illona Varga
Shari Sebbens
Annuska
Charlotte Best
Phaedra
Lech Mackiewicz
József Varga
Nadim Kobeissi
Tomi Varga
Tony Poli
Viktor Varga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Craig Boreham
Writers: Craig Boreham
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Craig Boreham, shot by Bonnie Elliott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

CAST

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Miles Szanto and Daniel Webber and Anni Finsterer carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The scars of our youth shape the adults we become.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2375589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Craig Boreham directs. Bonnie Elliott behind the camera. Adrian Chiarella cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Craig Boreham, shot by Bonnie Elliott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Adrian Chiarella shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Miles Szanto and Daniel Webber and Anni Finsterer carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The scars of our youth shape the adults we become.".
6IMDB entry: tt2375589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 20 themes, including "australia", "friendship", "jealousy", "drug abuse".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bonnie Elliott
Editing: Adrian Chiarella
Production design: Virginia Mesiti
Costume design: Kitty Taube
Stunt coordinator: Spike Cherrie
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Teenage Kicks (2016)

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CinemaSerf2022-04-03
★ 6/10
Miklós (Miles Szanto) is a young man with ambitions to run off with his best mate "Dan" (Daniel Webber). Things get complicated when his brother is killed in a cycling accident and his friend decides he wants to stay put with his friendly new girlfriend "Phaedra"(Charlotte Best), just as "Mik" thinks it possible they might have a future together. His emerging homosexuality and his love for his friend take quite a beating over the next hour or so as the pair gradually, and not always peaceably, realise that this is not going to be a smooth ride for anyone. The narrative here is complex and rich; the acting actually quite proficient and the story has a certain honest messiness to it that I found quite refreshing. Nothing goes to plan because nobody has a plan. I could have done without the cluttering familial immigrant sub-plot, that rather took the focus away from the intensity of the principal story, but all told this is a better than average mid-budget effort with a strong story, plausible characterisations and an ending that offers a violent route to redemption that is tough to watch, but pretty poignant and doesn't deliver quite what you might expect.

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