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Adulthood (2008) -- Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he realizes that life is no easier on the outside than it was on the inside and he's forced to confront the people he hurt the most. Some have moved on, others are stuck with the repercussions of his actions that night, but one thing's for certain - everyone has been forced to grow up. Through his journey Sam struggles to deal with his sorrow and guilt and something else he didn't expect - those seeking revenge. As he's pursued by a new generation of bad boys, Sam sets about trying to get the message across to his pursuers that they should stop the violence, much like Trife tried to tell him all those years ago. Can Sam stop the cycle of violence and make something positive from the destruction he caused or will his journey into Adulthood end here?
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Adulthood (2008) -- Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he realizes that life is no easier on the outside than it was on the inside and he's forced to confront the people he hurt the most...

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Director:
Noel Clarke
Writer:
Noel Clarke (writer)
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Release Date:
20 June 2008 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
After 'Kidulthood' comes 'Adulthood' ...
Plot:
Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he realizes that life is no easier... more | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
Noel Clarke’s Adulthood on IFC Festival Direct
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 19 November 2009, 1:23 PM, PST)
2012 brings Indian summer to UK box office
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 17 November 2009, 7:38 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Similar to Kidulthood in that it is effective in its breadth but doesn't have the substance or complexity that one might hope for more (20 total)

Cast

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Noel Clarke ... Sam
Adam Deacon ... Jay

Scarlett Alice Johnson ... Lexi
Jacob Anderson ... Omen

Ben Drew ... Dabs

Danny Dyer ... Hayden
Femi Oyeniran ... Moony
Shanika Warren-Markland ... Kayla
Red Madrell ... Alisa

Nathan Constance ... Ike

Cornell John ... Uncle Curtis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Ajala ... Desmond

Fraser Ayres ... D Dee
Nicholas Briggs ... Max
Robert Dearle ... Prison Redband

Davie Fairbanks ... Terry
Madeleine Fairley ... Claire
Rosanna Hoult ... Polly

Rowley Irlam ... Vern

Forbes KB ... Canon
Don Klass ... Blammy

Pierre Mascolo ... Andreas

Rhoda Montemayor ... Kim
Nick Nevern ... Police Officer
Arnold Oceng ... Henry
Shystie ... Lisa
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Ireland:18 | UK:15 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Australia:MA (2008) | New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18
Company:
Cipher Films more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Sam fights with a person in the cemetery. The fight scene shows sunlight and shadows in one shot and missing in another. This is repeated while they are wrestling each other on the ground. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Kidulthood (2006) more

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Similar to Kidulthood in that it is effective in its breadth but doesn't have the substance or complexity that one might hope for, 28 May 2009
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

I wasn't all that taken by Kidulthood when I watched it a few years back but it was solid enough and professionally made so I thought I'd follow it with the sequel. Set six years after the original film, we join the majority of the original cast on the day that Sam comes out of prison after doing his time for the killing of Trife. Some of those involved have moved on, some are still in the same situation they were then while others have nothing but that night on their minds and are seeking revenge on Sam for what he did – either by their own hands or by any one of countless up and coming boys looking to have a name made for them.

In picking this plot in particular the film sets out its stall very much to be about these events rather than the characters – again this is the same as the first film, which didn't do a great job in creating people so much as it did in creating a reasonably good narrative flow. For many this will be enough and the film does have enough of a "world" to it that it is easy to watch it. The problem comes when you want to be convinced by it, because the story isn't really strong enough (or logical enough) to really engage. It is not that it doesn't have stuff going in in sufficient quantities (it does) it is just that they offer nothing beyond this. Don't get me wrong, I found it easy to watch and get into but it felt like little had been done on the actual characters themselves. Physically it has been worked out where they are and attitude-wise they all have a broad sketch to them but this doesn't get translated well into words in the actors' mouths and as a result the film does feel superficial. The additional downside to this is that, although the film doesn't glamorise these lives, by not being more honest and complex it does feel like there is a certain amount of validation within it.

Clarke has done pretty well as writer/director/star though and he has produced a solid film where others may have only made a mess. OK it is not perfect but it is a good stab. His Sam sums up the strengths and weakness – he is supposed to be tired of violence but yet doesn't show that in his actions while any hurt in him is shown in simple ways. He holds the attention well but not below the surface. The supporting cast do pretty well but all have the same "lack of complexity" issue to deal with in their performances. Johnson, Deacon, Drew and others are all pretty good while Madrell returns for a few scenes and continues to be cute.

Overall Adulthood is a good companion piece to Kidulthood because they both carry the same strengths and weaknesses. The setting and events engage on the surface and have a good pace to them but the lack of anything decent below this is a problem that affects how much one gets into it but also how well the cast can do with their thinly developed characters. Worth seeing even if it could have been better.

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