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Kids

1995 · 91 min

A raw, observational plunge into amoral youth, leaving you unsettled and detached rather than moved.

Directed by: Larry Clark
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny

Tagline: Shocking. Depraved. Sickening. And they're only Kids.
Overview: A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights.

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Directed by: Larry Clark
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
isolation
identity
addiction
death
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Humour	2
Realism	9
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Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, crime
Directed by: Larry Clark
Written by: Harmony Korine
Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Yakira Peguero, Atabey Rodriguez, Harold Hunter, Jon Abrahams
Music: Lou Barlow, John Davis
Cinematography: Eric Alan Edwards
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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