Kids
At the age of 40, the owner of the cabaret Igor understands that women and alcohol no longer bring joy. He is lonely and broken. His teenage son, Petya, has not spoken to him for a year. Igor tries to restore relations, but gets a hard refusal. To find out what is happening in his son's life and what is the reason for such a deep resentment, Igor sends an 18-year-old spy Lera to him. Lera works at Igor's cabaret as a waitress and is secretly in love with the chef, so she can't refuse him. By chance, both Lerin's best friend Danya and a young dancer Masha are involved in a spy operation. Igor does not yet know that these other people's children will become a real school of life and fatherhood for him. And the children still do not know how fateful this experience of "cooperation" with Igor will be.
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Plot Summary
Set in New York City in the 1990s, Kids follows a group of rowdy teenagers on a destructive journey through a single weekend. Dealing with issues of sex, drugs, and apathy, their actions have serious and often tragic consequences.
Critical Reception
Kids was a controversial film upon release, lauded by some for its unflinching portrayal of urban youth culture and condemned by others for its graphic content and bleak outlook. It garnered significant attention for its raw depiction of teenage recklessness.
What Reviewers Say
- Praised for its raw, unflinching, and controversial portrayal of teenage nihilism.
- Criticized for its graphic depiction of sex, drugs, and violence among adolescents.
- Seen as a stark and provocative commentary on a specific generation's disaffection.
Google audience: Audiences found the film to be disturbing and shocking, with many acknowledging its artistic merit but struggling with its intense subject matter. Some appreciated its realism, while others found it gratuitously offensive.
Awards & Accolades
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Fun Fact
The film's screenplay was written by Harmony Korine, who was only 19 years old at the time of writing.
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