A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Stephanie Di Rubbo
- Shaneek
- (as Stefanie Di Rubbo)
Queen Eve Kate Ajike-Godadam
- Carleen
- (as Kate-Line Okoro)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Success of this film inspired director Noel Clarke to produce a sequel "Adulthood" in 2008,a new instalment is in the works appropriately named "Brotherhood" and is the final film in the series
- GoofsThe knife cutting Trevor did to cut a "C" on Curtis's buyer's cheek should've taken a lot longer to cut than it did.
- SoundtracksWater Torture
Performed by CeeWhy, featuring Tommy Evans and Jehst
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Firstly, I believe the low rating is unjustified, yet explicable because unless one has had any exposure to the kind of "feral" inner city youths depicted in this movie, then it would at times be next to impossible to understand: Over 95% of those in this movie speak the most uncultured form of English known as "Chav-speak". Even if one watched the movie with subtitles, much of what is said would be indiscernible to those outside the UK; or, dare I say, to those who are too educated to understand how society's lowliest communicate.
Thus, I firmly believe that this movie has been unjustly rated simply because US (& other)viewers could not understand much of the dialogue; and absolutely no concession has been made to simplify verbal exchanges to aid that matter. Nor should it have! That is to say, Kidulthood's writer has skilfully written a tale which is chillingly close to the bone, and every nuance perfectly reflects the gutter English which a growing underclass now understand each other by.
There are no heroes in this movie. And if you need happy endings or reasons why seemingly senseless actions happen - then look elsewhere. No character is particularly likable. And each does their best to be tougher than the next. For that is the only way to survive in such a hostile urban dystopia (which also happens to be modern Britain for many of the under-classes). The 'weak', we soon learn, have little chance of escape. For, in a culture of 'wayward misfits', the most wayward is the most different - the one who is too human and too sensitive.
Those viewers who'll have any chance of understanding the discourse, will also discover a totally amoral tale full of profoundly heartless, dislikeable, occasionally dangerous and fatally deprived youths whose future is so barren that they unwittingly must choose to churn every moment of the present into a wild ride to ultimately nowhere.
7/10. (for a disturbingly accurate, no holds barred, statement on the collapse of urban 'civilisation' as we know it. But... please don't expect to 'enjoy' this movie.)
Thus, I firmly believe that this movie has been unjustly rated simply because US (& other)viewers could not understand much of the dialogue; and absolutely no concession has been made to simplify verbal exchanges to aid that matter. Nor should it have! That is to say, Kidulthood's writer has skilfully written a tale which is chillingly close to the bone, and every nuance perfectly reflects the gutter English which a growing underclass now understand each other by.
There are no heroes in this movie. And if you need happy endings or reasons why seemingly senseless actions happen - then look elsewhere. No character is particularly likable. And each does their best to be tougher than the next. For that is the only way to survive in such a hostile urban dystopia (which also happens to be modern Britain for many of the under-classes). The 'weak', we soon learn, have little chance of escape. For, in a culture of 'wayward misfits', the most wayward is the most different - the one who is too human and too sensitive.
Those viewers who'll have any chance of understanding the discourse, will also discover a totally amoral tale full of profoundly heartless, dislikeable, occasionally dangerous and fatally deprived youths whose future is so barren that they unwittingly must choose to churn every moment of the present into a wild ride to ultimately nowhere.
7/10. (for a disturbingly accurate, no holds barred, statement on the collapse of urban 'civilisation' as we know it. But... please don't expect to 'enjoy' this movie.)
- supadude2004
- Jun 14, 2008
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- Also known as
- Đứa Trẻ Bụi Đời
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- Budget
- £600,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $849,650
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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