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Drama

Teenage Kicks

- The scars of our youth shape the adults we become.

Miklós is at the age when everything feels high-stakes. He is coming to terms with his own sexuality, and when his best friend Dan reveals that he has a new girlfriend, this puts an end to their plans to run away together.

Release Date : 2016-10-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Azure ProductionsLevelK

Production Country : Australia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Miles Szanto

Character Name : Miklós Varga

Original Name : Miles Szanto

Gender : Male

Daniel Webber

Character Name : Dan O'Connel

Original Name : Daniel Webber

Gender : Male

Anni Finsterer

Character Name : Illona Varga

Original Name : Anni Finsterer

Gender : Female

Shari Sebbens

Character Name : Annuska

Original Name : Shari Sebbens

Gender : Female

Charlotte Best

Character Name : Phaedra

Original Name : Charlotte Best

Gender : Female

Lech Mackiewicz

Character Name : József Varga

Original Name : Lech Mackiewicz

Gender : Male

Nadim Kobeissi

Character Name : Tomi Varga

Original Name : Nadim Kobeissi

Gender : Male

Tony Poli

Character Name : Viktor Varga

Original Name : Tony Poli

Gender : Male

Ian Roberts

Character Name : Jack O'Connel

Original Name : Ian Roberts

Gender : Male

Andrew Lindqvist

Character Name : Ben

Original Name : Andrew Lindqvist

Gender : Male

Joshua Longhurst

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Joshua Longhurst

Gender : Male

Scott Marcus

Character Name : Lachlan

Original Name : Scott Marcus

Gender : Male

Frank Stead

Character Name : Hardware Store Customer

Original Name : Frank Stead

Gender : Male

Geordie Robinson

Character Name : Trent

Original Name : Geordie Robinson

Gender : Male

Stephanie King

Character Name : Bianca

Original Name : Stephanie King

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-03

Miklós (Miles Szanto) is a young man with ambitions to run off with his best mate "Dan" (Daniel Webber). Things get complicated when his brother is killed in a cycling accident and his friend decides he wants to stay put with his friendly new girlfriend "Phaedra"(Charlotte Best), just as "Mik" thinks it possible they might have a future together. His emerging homosexuality and his love for his friend take quite a beating over the next hour or so as the pair gradually, and not always peaceably, realise that this is not going to be a smooth ride for anyone. The narrative here is complex and rich; the acting actually quite proficient and the story has a certain honest messiness to it that I found quite refreshing. Nothing goes to plan because nobody has a plan. I could have done without the cluttering familial immigrant sub-plot, that rather took the focus away from the intensity of the principal story, but all told this is a better than average mid-budget effort with a strong story, plausible characterisations and an ending that offers a violent route to redemption that is tough to watch, but pretty poignant and doesn't deliver quite what you might expect.