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Section: Night Horizons
Teenage Kicks (2016)
Miklos Varga is punching his way through the dark terrain that exists somewhere between the vague, scratchy signposts marked “Boy” and “Man.” On the verge of his 18th birthday, Miklos’ world has come crumbling down. His plans to run away and escape the strangulating hold of his migrant family have been tipped sideways by a family disaster. Only Mik knows the events that led to this tragedy, and he blames just one person: himself. Mik is suddenly torn between his desire to head north and start a new life with his best friend Dan, and the obligation to his broken family. Is Mik a danger to himself and everyone around him, or just a kid caught hopelessly in the tripwires of teen angst?
| Country | Australia |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 99 min |
| Rating | 18 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Craig Boreham |
| Screenplay | Craig Boreham |
| Director of Photography | Bonnie Elliott |
| Music | Xavier Fijac |
| Edited by | Adrian Chiarella |
| Contact | LevelK |
Biography
A screenwriter, director and producer from Australia, he graduated from the University of Technology Sydney and the AFTRS Film School. He's made commercials, music clips, and short films. He co-directed the film Before the Rain (2010). He made his independent debut with the feature drama Teenage Kicks (2016).
Drama, Gender, Sexuality + Identity, Youth, Family, Friendship, Psychology, Youth