Little Criminals (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Stephen Surjik

Writer:

Dennis Foon (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Des is an eleven year old kid who has had a really bad deal in life. Crime and mischief are the main...

Plot Keywords:

Fire | Child Uses Gun | Children's Home | Child Driving Car | Underage Drinking

Awards:

8 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Brendan Fletcher	...	Des
Myles Ferguson	...	Cory
Adam Harrison	...	House
Jordan Clarke	...	Sam
London Sam Baergen	...	Jamal
John Nguyen	...	Nick
Loc Vo	...	Tak
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Rita
Randy Hughson	...	Vince
Jed Rees	...	Chet
Sabrina Grdevich	...	Ruth
Dwight McFee	...	Clarke
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Kostash
Sonia Norris	...	Judy
Keely Purvis	...	Nonny

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Goofs:

Continuity: Nonny turns the door nob the wrong way to open the door of the house witch gets robbed.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Des: [head resting on table, looks up into video camera] Hello.
[pause]
Des: Fuck you!

Movie Connections:

References Under Siege (1992)

Soundtrack:

Clap Hands

Few movies has impressed me like...

Few movies have impressed me the way Little Criminals have. A heavy centralized community will unavoidably lead to a society where the social standards are wrecked and more people are driven out on the street, flat on their backs.

This is beautifully portrayed, with stunning acting skills, great sound-track and a major touch of reality. A real knockout movie, and a great story of human stagnation and depravation.

The subject of juvenile delinquency are in many ways pushed aside as something we don´t want to talk about, something that stirs, just beyond. "Well, it´s not my kids" have become general expression in the parental world. This has to be dealt with before any, major, urbanisation is to take place again.

Anyway.... Great, Great movie.