I had the pleasure of seeing this film and was very impressed with all aspects of it. The story was great. I really understood the situation and characters because the writing and acting were superb. The thing that amazed me the most was the fact that this was shot on almost no budget at all. One usually has to pay good money to get the talented people that worked on this. To summarize the plot a little, it is about a kid named Martin who has a horrible home life. His parents are not around and is being raised by his grandparents. An abusive grandfather and overly tender grandmother make for a crazy dynamic in his home. His friend Digger and he are dealing with issues of breaking free of the poor lifestyle their families have been in for so long. The track coach notices that Martin outruns the rest of the track team and sees his way to a college coaching job. If you have the opportunity, find this movie and watch it.
Review of Kicking Bird
