TV series

Kid in the Corner

1999 · 1 season

A quietly exhausting, humane look at a family stretched thin by a system that offers blame instead of help.

Overview: As a couple struggles to cope with the difficulties of raising a child with Attention Deficit Disorder, they fight with a society that can’t agree on what do to with him.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, isolation, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
isolation
identity
education
Places: suburbs
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild