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Kidulthood

  • Kidulthood

  • Details: 2005, UK, Cert 15, 91 mins

    Direction: Menhaj Huda

    Genre: Drama

    Summary: An urban drama set in west London following a 15-year-old and his struggle to stay on the right side of the law.

    With: Adam Deacon, Aml Ameen, Jaime Winstone and Red Madrell

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  • Philip French

    Philip French: It's a shallow, hysterical picture, though Brian Tufano, one of our best realistic cinematographers, has done a splendid job of lighting it.

  • Peter Bradshaw

    3 out of 5

    Peter Bradshaw: Brutal study of disaffected teens in northwest London

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