For 15 year old Trife, a boy from west London, life is a day to day struggle. Trapped between the worlds of his school friends, the girl he loves and the draw of his powerfuland dangerous uncle, Trife must choose between the path he knows is right anda life of guns, drugs and violence he has come to know all too well... Read more
| Starring | Ami Ameen, Red Madrell, Noel Clarke, Jamie Winstone |
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| Director | Menhaj Huda |
| Genres | Drama |
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For 15 year old Trife, a boy from west London, life is a day to day struggle. Trapped between the worlds of his school friends, the girl he loves and the draw of his powerfuland dangerous uncle, Trife must choose between the path he knows is right anda life of guns, drugs and violence he has come to know all too well...
| Starring | Ami Ameen, Red Madrell, Noel Clarke, Jamie Winstone, Adam Deacon, Femi Oyeniran, Kate Magowan, Aml Ameen, Noel Clark |
|---|---|
| Director | Menhaj Huda |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 31 mins Watch now: 1 hr 29 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English Watch Online: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 May 2006 Blu-ray: 13 Oct 2008 Watch now: 12 May 2009 Production year: 2006 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
Could first-time screenwriter Noel Clarke (an actor, last seen in Dr Who) cram any more sordid, spiralling misery... read more on Time Out
Powerful, moving and unforgetable - kicks the doors off its hinges
Attention seeking drama students trying to shock while stereotyping ordinary everyday people, and making capital out of news stories which apply to a small minority of circumstances. Bringing all the news stories together and placing them in one school amongst one group of people is tarnishing an easy target and an unforgivable means of trying to achieve fame and fortune at someone else's expense. You may enjoy the storyline but please see it for what it is, exaggerated fiction, regardless of what other comments are made by people who think they are living on the edge.....(and this is written by someone who has been threatened with a knife, threatened with having kneecaps blown off and physical violence...all very rare and unusual occurrences)
We had a sit down with Noel Clarke, the young British writer-director-actor behind Adulthood, and he told us about growing up in west London, his upcoming films and his newfound status as an object of lust. LOVEFiLM: Adulthood was one of the most searched for titles on LOVEFiLM during its cinema release. Were you expecting that level of success? Noel Clarke: That’s a difficult one. I thought we’d do well because the first film did. It’s got a big following on DVD. But I didn Read more