Kidulthood
2006 film directed by Menhaj Huda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kidulthood is a 2006 British teen crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda, who also produced with George Isaac and Damian Jones, from a screenplay written by Noel Clarke. The film stars Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Clarke, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madeleine Fairley, Cornell John, Kate Magowan, Pierre Mascolo (who also acted as executive producer), Rafe Spall and Nicholas Hoult. Set in the West London area Ladbroke Grove, the film follows two days of in the lives of a diverse group of teenagers, who are given the day off school following a classmate’s suicide.
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Directed by | Menhaj Huda |
Written by | Noel Clarke |
Produced by | Menhaj Huda George Isaac Damian Jones |
Starring | Aml Ameen Noel Clarke Red Madrell Adam Deacon Jaime Winstone Femi Oyeniran Madeleine Fairley Cornell John Kate Magowan Pierre Mascolo Rafe Spall |
Cinematography | Brian Tufano |
Edited by | Victoria Boydell |
Music by | The Angel |
Production companies | Stealth Films Cipher Films TMC Films |
Distributed by | Revolver Entertainment |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $849,650[2] |
Clarke wrote the film between 1999 and 2000, inspired by his own upbringing and American films such as Boyz n the Hood (1991), Clerks (1994) and Kids (1995), and began developing with director Menhaj Huda and producer George Isaac between 2001 and 2003. Filming began on 14th November 2004 and was filmed on location until 16th December. The film explores themes, such as sex, drugs, bullying, violence, suicide, teenage pregnancy, gun control and racial issues. It also features breakout performances for Ameen, Clarke, Deacon, Winstone, Oyeniran, Spall and Hoult.
Made on a budget of £560,000, Kidulthood was released theatrically on 3 March 2006 and received praise and controversy for its depiction of teenage life in London. The success of the film led to two sequels: Adulthood (2008) and Brotherhood (2016), both of which were written and directed by Clarke.