Kids

• Drama
• Crime

Kids relentlessly portrays a single, raw summer day navigating the reckless freedoms and terrifying vulnerabilities of New York City teenagers. Eschewing traditional narrative arcs, the film presents a fragmented, observational experience of impulsive decisions—first sexual encounters, drug use, petty theft—without judgment or moralizing, creating a uniquely unsettling and authentic portrayal of adolescent alienation. The stark realism isn’t focused on dramatic consequences, but on the immediate, often detached, emotional landscape of youth grappling with burgeoning sexuality and an absence of guidance, leaving viewers with a lingering sense of unease and a confronting, unflinching look at the precipice of adulthood.