Adulthood

Sam is released from prison after having served a six-year sentence for murder. Plagued by guilt, he returns to his old stomping ground in West London, a world dominated by drugs and intimidation. Respect is earned by beating your rival to surrender, and the worth of a human life is measured in cold, hard cash. Sam tries to escape the endless violence around him, as he struggles to separate friends from foes.

Director and writer Noel Clarke plays the lead himself in the gritty sequel to the controversial 2006 movie Kidulthood. Cinematographer Brian Trainspotting Tufano has blessed the film with the fittingly rough feel of hyperkinetic camerawork and energetic cuts.

A key element is the hard-hitting grime music featured in the film, and to inspire young people, Clarke gave them the opportunity to contribute to the soundtrack. He received 900 songs, and one of them ended up in the film together with well-established artists such as Dizzee Rascal. Adulthood is equally uncompromising and disturbing, depicting a London where the only things swinging are the baseball bats.

Premiere Status
Nordic Premiere: Cast
Noel Clarke, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Adam Deacon: Producer
Damien Jones, George Isaac: Script
Noel Clarke: Cinematography
Brian Tufano: Music
Chad Hobson: Spoken language
English