I had heard about this movie but it was only yesterday I found an opportunity to watch it. And at present, in 2018, I am amazed what depiction is so shocking that this film was so restricted or even banned - Ken Park is still a 21-century work! The approach when male genitals are not shown in "decent" films (vis-a-vis female ones) has always been mystery to me, plus the performers here depicting minors were adults in real life... There are some sex scenes, but they are realistic, aesthetic, and the percentage of the total film duration is small.
The main focus of Ken Park is not the consequences, but the reasons why those teens have come to life such a life. Sanctimony, broken families, limited resources, boredom, different needs are the main keywords here, with acceptable (yet not too interesting) presentation. Apart from the young, some good character actors like Amanda Plummer and Wade Williams provide distinct supporting performances.
Here, realism clearly dominates over enthrallment and dynamism. Not too bad, but not impressive, too static for me ("Kids" is catchier). But better thay any shades of gray, for sure...
The main focus of Ken Park is not the consequences, but the reasons why those teens have come to life such a life. Sanctimony, broken families, limited resources, boredom, different needs are the main keywords here, with acceptable (yet not too interesting) presentation. Apart from the young, some good character actors like Amanda Plummer and Wade Williams provide distinct supporting performances.
Here, realism clearly dominates over enthrallment and dynamism. Not too bad, but not impressive, too static for me ("Kids" is catchier). But better thay any shades of gray, for sure...