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The Kid

  • 20102010
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
36,943
6,910
The Kid (2010)
Drama
About Kevin Lewis who grew up in poverty but survived to make a better life for himself and his family.About Kevin Lewis who grew up in poverty but survived to make a better life for himself and his family.About Kevin Lewis who grew up in poverty but survived to make a better life for himself and his family.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
36,943
6,910
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    • Director
      • Nick Moran
    • Writers
      • Nick Moran(additional writing)
      • Mark Thomas(screenplay by)
      • Kevin Lewis(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Rupert Friend
      • Natascha McElhone
      • Tom Burke
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Nick Moran
    • Writers
      • Nick Moran(additional writing)
      • Mark Thomas(screenplay by)
      • Kevin Lewis(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Rupert Friend
      • Natascha McElhone
      • Tom Burke
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    • 11User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Official Trailer
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    William Miller in The Kid (2010)
    William Miller in The Kid (2010)
    William Miller and Tex Jacks in The Kid (2010)
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    Rupert Friend
    Rupert Friend
    • Kevin Lewis
    Natascha McElhone
    Natascha McElhone
    • Gloria
    Tom Burke
    Tom Burke
    • Mr. Hayes
    Ioan Gruffudd
    Ioan Gruffudd
    • Colin Smith
    Denise Gough
    Denise Gough
    • Patsy
    Con O'Neill
    Con O'Neill
    • Dennis
    Alfie Allen
    Alfie Allen
    • Dominic
    Jodie Whittaker
    Jodie Whittaker
    • Jackie
    David O'Hara
    David O'Hara
    • Terry
    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    • Uncle David
    Kate Ashfield
    Kate Ashfield
    • Madeline
    Ralph Brown
    Ralph Brown
    • Gordon Peters
    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Alan
    Augustus Prew
    Augustus Prew
    • Teen Kevin
    Niamh Cusack
    Niamh Cusack
    • 1980 School Nurse
    Shirley Anne Field
    Shirley Anne Field
    • Margaret
    Oliver Milburn
    Oliver Milburn
    • Penfold
    Richard Graham
    Richard Graham
    • Fruit + Veg Trader
    • Director
      • Nick Moran
    • Writers
      • Nick Moran(additional writing)
      • Mark Thomas(screenplay by)
      • Kevin Lewis(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Augustus Prew lost over a stone to play the teenage Kevin Lewis. He also wore shoes deliberately too small and refrained as much as possible from eating as Lewis had told him that he spent most of his teenage years permanently hungry.
    • Goofs
      A 1990s Volkswagen Transporter can be seen as Kevin pulls away from the care home, even though it's set in 1985. Various anachronistic cars can be seen throughout the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 13 September 2010 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Boy
      Written by KT Tunstall and Dan Wilson

      Performed by KT Tunstall

    User reviews11

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    Top review
    7/10
    Not for kids ...
    We saw the pre-release showing of THE KID and we were also treated to a pre-film introduction and an after film Q & A session with the films director NICK MORAN (Director - TELSTAR, Actor - Lock, Stock and two smoking barrels, and Harry Potter - The Deathly Hallows parts 1 & 2).

    THE KID, is the true story of the despair to riches tale of KEVIN LEWIS who grew up in a violently dysfunctional family on a badly deprived South London council estate, who eventually managed to drag himself out of the quagmire … and up, and out into the sunshine of a decent life for himself … finally getting credit for an internationally acclaimed best-selling inspirational novel "THE KID" based upon his own life story …

    The director of the movie NICK MORAN, had a close association with Kevin Lewis (who the film is based on) during the making of the film – and this paid great dividends in the directors ability to capture and portray on film the anguish and torment that occurred through Kevin's life and his struggles to barely survive.

    After being removed from his own family for his own safety … then moving through a succession of failed placements with Foster parents and care home institutions … Kevin finally finds a decent environment where he starts to prosper … until the untimely death of one of the foster parents that puts him back into a downward spiral of commitments and debts

    Kevin then finds a "pseudo-family" in the form of some undesirable characters from the underworld that offer to help him … but in reality they are just using his naivety to exploit him for their own gain … at much cost to himself … in the shape of some very violent "street-fighting" matches … with no rules and no-holds barred ... appearing under the pseudonym of "The Kid"

    Against the odds Kevin manages from the very depths of despair, to finally turn his life around for the better …

    The music for the film is inspiring, along with the casting … the three actors who play Kevin through early childhood – through his school years to his later years are very good (especially the parts played by Augustus Prew and Rupert Friend as the middle and later Kevins).

    There are strong support roles played by Edward Fox and Shirley-Anne Field as the "good" foster parents and Bernard Hill as "Uncle David" – but the star of the show without doubt is the casting of Natascha McElhone (Californication, Solaris) – just how they can transform such a beauty into such a ugly, murderous, psychopath of a deranged Mother is something to see … she steals every scene she is in … much akin to Charlize Theron's performance in MONSTER … who knows … perhaps Natascha may well follow a similar (deserved) path down the awards trail …

    The Director mentioned in the Q&A session that the film was shot on 16mm film – and when this is blown up to full screen size you can sometimes detect a slight graininess with some shots – however I don't think this detracted at all from the ambiance of the film

    This isn't meant to be a "pleasant" movie, it is quite hard-hitting (sometimmes literally) … and the violence will not be to all tastes – as it is based on a true story and therefore keeps closely to the narrative of the book … but, I do believe that it is worth seeing … and hopefully you'll get the pay-off of a feel-good factor at the end …

    THE KID is 111mins long, comes out on general release on FRI 17th Sept 2010, and it should be noted that the film contains some violence that would not be suitable for all ages
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    • colin_coyne
    • Sep 16, 2010

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2010 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Creative credits
      • Key creatives
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Дитя
    • Filming locations
      • Croydon, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Compelling Films
      • Tin House Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,354
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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