# Ken Park (2003)

> Several California teenagers navigate abusive homes, sexual confusion, religious pressure, and suburban despair in a deliberately abrasive portrait of adolescent alienation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3735

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Larry Clark, Edward Lachman
- Cast: James Ransone, Tiffany Limos, Stephen Jasso, James Bullard, Mike Apaletegui, Adam Chubbuck, Amanda Plummer, Wade Williams
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209077/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, confrontational, disturbing, serious film discussion, late night cinephile viewing

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