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Kidulthood Reviews

2006

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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 powerful and dangerous uncle, Trife must choose between the path he knows is right and a 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
Director	Menhaj Huda
Genres	Drama

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- Could first-time screenwriter Noel Clarke (an actor, last seen in âDr Whoâ) cram any more sordid, spiralling misery... read more on Time Out
- 49292
- - Dave Calhoun
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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- - 164
  - 20
  Dramatised Fiction
  
  Attention seeking drama students trying to shock while stereotyping ordinary everyday people, and making capital out of news stories which apply to a small ... read more »
  
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  - Rip
  - Manchester
  - 03 May 2007 at 06:54
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  yeah this happens
  
  Yeah this is the way it goes down sometimes, you just have to kill people whether you work for the Police or the military or whatever, and youre not in the ... read more »
  
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- - thepresidentofunitedstates
  - 38 reviews
  - 02 May 2012 at 02:49
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  Genuinely brilliant British cinema
  
  Yes, of course it is dramatised and exaggerated - it's a film, that's the point. But the fantastic screenplay by Noel Clarke really does come from a ... read more »
  
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- 1115150
- - JessieT
  - 9 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 29 Apr 2012 at 11:56
- - 2
  - 0
  It's a Hard Life!
  
  Good, Gritty, British Drama.
  
  Keeps you entertained however, I liked the sequel 'Adulthood' better; which is unusual as the originals are ... read more »
  
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- - ShoutOut
  - 136 reviews
  - 18 Oct 2011 at 01:54
- - 5
  - 1
  Suprisingly good
  
  I had no intention of ever seeing this film, i'd seen the start of Adulthood and just couldn't see the point. Then i accidently caught the begining of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Oct 2011 at 14:35
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  - 7
  I wouldn't bother
  
  Sorry, but this is just badly acted rot. That's really all there is to say about it. I did not find it realistic at all.
  
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- - a customer
  - 31 Aug 2011 at 00:13
- - 4
  - 1
  Very Realistic Film Great Storyline
  
  The people who do not like this are from posh/safe/well off areas. I live in and hang around in all parts of London and unfortunately this film is extremeley ... read more »
  
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- 1034357
- - Josh1992
  - 1 review
  - 28 Aug 2011 at 01:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Thought provoking
  
  Amazin, feel sorry for anyone who thinks it's just an acted film for the sake of it. Made me think about life; that takes a good film. People who didn't... read more »
  
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- 1034338
- - a customer
  - 28 Aug 2011 at 00:05
- - 0
  - 3
  Great Britain, a joke!
  
  If this film is a true reflection of the mindset and subculture of our youth, then as I suspected, my country is truly f..k.d! I used to be proud to live here, ... read more »
  
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- 1032927
- - Onlylexus
  - 119 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 24 Aug 2011 at 04:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Never gets old
  
  absolutely love this film watched it about 6 times and it never gets old. noel clarke is an amazing writer and a bloody good actor. well played noel.
  
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- - jordz2ky
  - 55 reviews
  - Altrincham
  - 20 Aug 2011 at 07:34
- - 0
  - 1
  jacob review
  
  grate film theres a good story line and good music and haz good actig with guns and with dugs all to geter good film
  
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  - 11 Aug 2011 at 00:10
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- - 164
  - 20
  Dramatised Fiction
  
  Attention seeking drama students trying to shock while stereotyping ordinary everyday people, and making capital out of news stories which apply to a small ... read more »
  
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- 436188
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
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  - Rip
  - Manchester
  - 03 May 2007 at 06:54
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  absolute pony
  
  The hardest part about watching this film was fightimg the temptation to turn it off and smash it. Growing up in a highly mixed community and going to a ... read more »
  
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- - Barry Hollis
  - London, England.
  - 22 Jun 2006 at 06:58
- - 35
  - 5
  Bloody abysmal; I'd give it no stars.
  
  This film propagates all that is offensive about current youth trends. The importation from the USA of all the peculiar speech modifications is to be heard to ... read more »
  
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  - les reed
  - east London UK
  - 16 Feb 2007 at 19:41
- - 37
  - 17
  Truthful
  
  This is britains equal to "Boyz N Da Hood" & "Black & White".
  
  A eye opening film that shows the facts of life living in ... read more »
  
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- - Cem1
  - london
  - 05 Jun 2006 at 15:46
- - 12
  - 1
  Absolute Tripe.....
  
  I was actually looking forward to seeing this film, I wish I hadn't bothered. I might be 28 & don't live in London but I'm not out of touch ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Stevenage, Herts.
  - 13 Jul 2006 at 11:53
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  - 3
  hug a hoodie?
  
  This film is enjoyable if you take it for what it is ie entertainment. I doubt it is realistic and it just feeds off the whole gangster rap fantasy. If it is ... read more »
  
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- - bobsto
  - 45 reviews
  - Pangbourne
  - 30 Jul 2006 at 22:11
- - 10
  - 1
  Hollyoaks on Crack?
  
  I was expecting this film to be annoying (a bit like being on the bus in Tottenham:-lots of kids saying 'you get me?' and 'bredrin'). Anyway, it... read more »
  
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- - Ed
  - North London
  - 02 Jul 2006 at 10:10
- - 9
  - 0
  Painfully realistic
  
  I understand that this film may not portray everyone's experiences of being a teenager in London, but for me it was almost painfully honest. Of course it ... read more »
  
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- - lulabellarama
  - 15 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Jun 2008 at 10:15
- - 8
  - 0
  What a bad bad movie.
  
  Whoa! And I thought Waterworld with Kevin Costner was s???. But it seems like I have a new number 1. What was the whole point of this movie? Just a whole lot of... read more »
  
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- - Deon Wybrow
  - Harrow, Middlesex
  - 04 Aug 2006 at 15:22
- - 8
  - 0
  EXCELLENT
  
  Reminded me of being a child back in London, the lingo is the same too, very good film a must see in my eyes!!
  
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- - Dan Magahy
  - Plymouth
  - 25 Feb 2007 at 21:03

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Critics' reviews
- Could first-time screenwriter Noel Clarke (an actor, last seen in âDr Whoâ) cram any more sordid, spiralling misery... read more on Time Out
- 49292
- - Dave Calhoun
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
- Powerful, moving and unforgetable - kicks the doors off its hinges
- 40573
- - Touch
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Outstanding
- 40570
- - FHM
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- A must see
- 40572
- - The Sun
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Brilliant
- 40571
- - MTV
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25

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