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Street Kid

1992 · 88 min

A grim, slow immersion into a young life of exploitation, with brief warmth that makes the surrounding bleakness sting.

Overview
Axel is 14 years old, male prostitute, living in Düsseldorf. His mother drinks and her friends abuses him. He is sent to a bar to pick up customers. There he meets Karl-Heinz, and a loving relationship begins.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Peter Kern
Written by
Peter Kern
Starring
Max Kellermann, Winfried Glatzeder, Daniel Berger, Renate Krößner, Christoph Schlingensief, Bernd Stegemann, Peter Kern, Petra Redinger
Runtime
88 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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