DIRECTOR: Larry Clark 
PRODUCER: Cary Woods
PRODUCTION CO: Independent Pictures, The Guys Upstairs, Killer Films, Shining Excalibur Films
SCREENPLAY: Harmony Korine
PHOTOGRAPHY: Eric Edwards
EDITOR: Christopher Tellefsen
MUSIC: Lou Barlow, John Davis
WITH: Leo Fitzpatrick (Telly), Justin Pierce (Casper), Chloë Sevigny (Jennie), Rosario Dawson (Ruby), Yakira Peguero (Darcy), Atabey Rodriguez (Misha), Jon Abrahams (Steven), Harold Hunter (Harold)

​​FESTIVALS: Cannes

REVIEWS

“Kids, a gritty look at a group of skateboarding, drug-abusing, bed-hopping teenagers, became an unlikely box office hit when it premiered in the summer of 1995.

Shot on a shoestring budget with a cast comprised of unknowns and amateur actors, the film’s subject matter and frank sexuality was scandalous, prompting condemnation in some quarters, as well as fights with the ratings board…

​It went on to gross an astounding $20.4 million, catapulted director Larry Clark and screenwriter Harmony Korine up Hollywood’s ladder, and launched the careers of stars Rosario Dawson and Chloë Sevigny.”

– Brent Lang, Variety

“Kids is an emotional sucker punch, a raw, dirty, disturbing piece of cinéma vérité filmmaking that simultaneously hooks and repulses you from its opening scenes… Anyone who's been out clubbing in an urban area after 2am will find few surprises in what Clark depicts. Shocking, yes, but hardly surprising; the film, perhaps not unintentionally, feels very much like a documentary.

Disturbing, harrowing, visceral, and even sporadically humorous, Kids is one of those rare films that begs the description “a must-see.” For once, it's the truth.”

– Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

FILM SOCIETY SCREENINGS

Palmerston North
Wednesday, 10 April, 6.00pm

Dunedin  
Wednesday, 17 April, 7.30pm

​Hamilton   
Monday, 27 May, 6.30pm

Whanganui
Monday, 15 July, 7.00pm

Auckland  
Monday 21 October, 6.15pm

New Plymouth     
Wednesday, 06 November, 6.00pm

Wellington     
Monday, 25 November, 6.15pm
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