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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.

Top Cast

  • Miles Szanto

    Miles Szanto

    Miklós Varga

  • Daniel Webber

    Daniel Webber

    Dan O'Connel

  • Anni Finsterer

    Anni Finsterer

    Illona Varga

  • Shari Sebbens

    Shari Sebbens

    Annuska

  • Charlotte Best

    Charlotte Best

    Phaedra

  • Lech Mackiewicz

    Lech Mackiewicz

    József Varga

  • Nadim Kobeissi

    Nadim Kobeissi

    Tomi Varga

  • Tony Poli

    Tony Poli

    Viktor Varga

  • Ian Roberts

    Ian Roberts

    Jack O'Connel

Overview

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.

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5.8 / 10
30 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Apr 3, 2022

    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.

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