Kidulthood
Sign in to saveKidulthood (stylised known as KiDULTHOOD) is a 2006 British teen crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda from a screenplay by Noel Clarke. It stars Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, 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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6.3A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
Released: 2006-03-0391 minDir: Menhaj HudaDrama
Cast
- Aml Ameen as Trife
- Red Madrell as Alisa
- Noel Clarke as Sam
- Adam Deacon as Jay
- Jaime Winstone as Becky
- Nicholas Hoult as Blake
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Key dates
- Published
- 3 March 2006
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Adulthood
- Screenwriter
- Noel Clarke
- Cast member
- Kate Magowan
- Composer
- Mike Skinner
- Cinematographer
- Brian Tufano
- Narrative location
- London
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Soundtrack
- Critical reception
- Sequels
- See also
- References
- External links
Kidulthood (stylised known as KiDULTHOOD) is a 2006 British teen crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda from a screenplay by Noel Clarke. It stars Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, 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.
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 14 November 2004 and was filmed on location until 16 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.