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This film covers everything in a teenage environment! It includes bullying, suicide, drug taking, sex, violence, death, crime, pregnancy .. what more could you want. People say it isnt realistic at... more

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  • 37 of 37 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Nathan_Innit

    5 Stars A Message To Parents 14/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A well put together, British movie

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Maybe tries to be too shocking

    "Now go straight to your room," is a line I'm sure none of the characters in the sensational, Kidulthood, have heard before. When I first discovered Kidulthood it was being advertised as being on the cinema with short flashes of advertisements here and there, obviously because of the budget many small British films see themselves on. For what I can remember as being the first time I have ever seen a film that caters to the origins of urban/chav life in London, it was definitly going to be a talking point in the group of friends I carry myself with. Checking the cinema listings neither of my ... more
  • 41 of 41 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 rabbiter

    Member since 15/05/2001

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    5 Stars Teens + drugs + sex + violence = kidulthood Review with images 28/08/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A shocking, but supurb film with a strong message

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Strong language and other bad morals could be found offensive

    Before adulthood comes kidulthood. The time when you are not an adult, yet you are far from being an innocent child. This is what this film is all about, a day in the lives of a selection of 'Kidults' from a London school, and how this day changes all of their lives. I came across this song probably through the soundtrack - I think I had heard of the film before, but it was only when looking for some of my favourite musical artists and finding their songs on the soundtrack did I begin to discover the film. I could tell it would be the type of film my parents wouldn't enjoy so instead of ... more
  • 79 of 79 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 sghawken

    Member since 31/10/2005

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    4 Stars Great Viewing But Realistic???? 20/09/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Well developed performances

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I never saw this sort of life when I lived in similar areas of London, so wonder why its regarded as realistic

    Kidulthood was hyped as a true view of the life of a teenager in London in the early 2000's. If this is the case I have to ask why so many people live in London, it's a view of London I'm sure to some extent exists but a true view or realistic which was the other word used? Maybe if you're a scumbag, and your family are total scum then yes true view and realistic might be appropriate wording. But lets not get off on the wrong foot here, Kidulthood is not a bad film, but if your looking for realism then perhaps Stargate is closer to the truth. The movie shot on a very small budget revolves ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Dan_is_biff

    5 Stars Before Adulthood, comes.......... 29/05/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A harrowing depiction of real life in London

    Disadvantages Disadvantages n/a

    Kidulthood tells the story of a group of teenagers in West London, their lives at school and at home and the trials that they face every day. The film centres on a potentially sad day in the teenagers lives when they are given the day off from school due to a bullied classmate's suicide. I say potentially only due to the fact that some of the kids seem more happy to have the day off than sad for the loss of one of their own. Now, what to do on such a day off? Illegal drug taking? Drinking? Sex? Parties? Stealing? Violence? Kidulthood has it all. Normally i would not be singing the praises of a ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 melliebird

    Member since 12/10/2005

    Reviews written: 62

    5 Stars Kids trying to Adults (KIDULTHOOD) 15/06/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Brilliant London Based Film

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None it was really good

    I am writing my review based on the film "Kidulthood", when I first was told about this film I was given the impression that it was just like Bugsy Malone, a film that just had all kids in the entire film, this is not the case with Kidulthood, and there are adult members in the film. I Was bored last night and flicking through the TV channels as you do, when on BBC Three Kidulthood was due to come on, well I had to give it a watch just to see if it was as good as people say it is…well it was brilliant, a well set out film with subjects at matter with teenagers. The film was based in London and ... more

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Actor(s) Ami Ameen, Red Madrell, Noel Clarke, Jamie Winstone, Adam Deacon, Femi Oyeniran, Jaime Winstone
Director(s) Menhaj Huda
Genre Drama
Classification 15 years and over
Production Year 2006

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