Movie

Kill the Children First

2026 · 106 min

A jittery, darkly comic crime spiral that keeps you tense and amused as naive kids tumble into danger.

Tagline: Youth is a bullet fired in the mist!
Overview: A teen ballerina, her crazy in love boyfriend, and his sketchy best friend with a stolen gun, get stuck in the deepest labyrinths of crime's underworld over a misplaced cell phone that contains a compromising video.
How it feels: Dark, absurd, tense and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Crime, coming-of-age, obsession, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
coming-of-age
obsession
betrayal
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild