History Film / Kidulthood

Kidulthood ([[CapsLock stylised as KiDULTHOOD]]) is a 2006 urban crime/drama film about the lives of several teenagers in inner west London and is generally seen as [[TropeCodifier the first]] [[BritishFilms British]] HoodFilm. Set in [[{{UsefulNotes/London}} Inner West London]] during the [[{{TurnOfTheMillennium}} 2000s]], it depicts [[ExtremelyShortTimespan over a day]], [[KitchenSinkDrama the lives of working-class teenagers]] revolving around aggressive & lawless behaviour with recreational drug taking, under-age drinking, sex, crime & violence all of which is based on RealLife. The movie was written by Creator/NoelClarke of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fame who portrayed the TheAntagonist & would later write, direct & star in it’s [[Film/TheHoodTrilogy sequels]]. The sequel Film/{{Adulthood}} was released in 2008 and the final entry in the trilogy Film/{{Brotherhood}} was released in 2016.

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Kidulthood ([[CapsLock stylised as KiDULTHOOD]]) is a 2006 urban crime/drama film about the lives of several teenagers in inner west London and is generally seen as [[TropeCodifier the first]] [[BritishFilms British]] HoodFilm. Set in Inner West {{UsefulNotes/London}} during the [[{{TurnOfTheMillennium}} 2000s]], it depicts [[ExtremelyShortTimespan over a day]], [[KitchenSinkDrama the lives of working-class teenagers]] revolving around aggressive & lawless behaviour with recreational drug taking, under-age drinking, sex, crime & violence all of which is based on RealLife. The movie was written by Creator/NoelClarke of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fame who portrayed the TheAntagonist & would later write, direct & star in it’s [[Film/TheHoodTrilogy sequels]]. The sequel Film/{{Adulthood}} was released in 2008.

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Kidulthood ([[CapsLock stylised as KiDULTHOOD]]) is a 2006 urban crime/drama film about the lives of several teenagers in inner west London and is generally seen as [[TropeCodifier the first]] [[BritishFilms British]] HoodFilm. Set in Inner West UsefulNotes/London during the [[{{TurnOfTheMillennium}} 2000s]], it depicts [[ExtremelyShortTimespan over a day]], [[KitchenSinkDrama the lives of working-class teenagers]] revolving around aggressive & lawless behaviour with recreational drug taking, under-age drinking, sex, crime & violence all of which is based on RealLife. The movie was written by Creator/NoelClarke of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fame who portrayed the TheAntagonist & would later write, direct & star in it’s [[Film/TheHoodTrilogy sequels]]. The sequel Film/{{Adulthood}} was released in 2008.

Kidulthood ([[CapsLock stylised as KiDULTHOOD]]) is a 2006 urban crime/drama film about the lives of several teenagers in inner west London and is generally seen as [[TropeCodifier the first]] [[BritishFilms British]] HoodFilm. Set in Inner West London during the [[{{TurnOfTheMillennium}} 2000s]], it depicts [[ExtremelyShortTimespan over a day]], [[KitchenSinkDrama the lives of working-class teenagers]] revolving around aggressive & lawless behaviour with recreational drug taking, under-age drinking, sex, crime & violence all of which is based on RealLife. The movie was written by Creator/NoelClarke of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fame who portrayed the TheAntagonist & would later write, direct & star in it’s [[Film/TheHoodTrilogy sequels]]. The sequel Film/{{Adulthood}} was released in 2008.

Kidulthood ([[CapsLock stylised as KiDULTHOOD]]) is a 2006 urban crime/drama film about the lives of several teenagers in inner west London and is generally seen as [[TropeCodifier the first]] [[BritishFilms British]] HoodFilm. Set in Inner West London during the [[{{TurnOfTheMillennium}} 2000s]], it depicts [[ExtremelyShortTimespan over a day]], [[KitchenSinkDrama the lives of working-class teenagers]] revolving around aggressive & lawless behaviour with recreational drug taking, under-age drinking, sex, crime & violence all of which is based on RealLife. The movie was written by Creator/NoelClarke of Series/DoctorWho fame who portrayed the TheAntagonist & would later write, direct & star in it’s [[Film/TheHoodTrilogy sequels]]. The sequel Film/{{Adulthood}} was released in 2008.

Kidulthood ([[CapsLock stylised as KiDULTHOOD]]) is a 2006 urban crime/drama film about the lives of several teenagers in inner west London and is generally seen as [[TropeCodifier the first]] [[BritishFilms British]] HoodFilm. Set in Inner West London during the [[{{TurnOfTheMillennium}} 2000s]], it depicts [[ExtremelyShortTimespan over a day]], [[KitchenSinkDrama the lives of working-class teenagers]] revolving around aggressive & lawless behaviour with recreational drug taking, under-age drinking, sex, crime & violence all of which is based on RealLife. The movie was written by Noel Clarke of Series/DoctorWho fame who portrayed the TheAntagonist & would later write, direct & star in it’s [[Film/TheHoodTrilogy sequels]]. The sequel Film/{{Adulthood}} was released in 2008.

!!''{{KiDULTHOOD}}'' features examples of:

* ChekovsGun: The [[BatterUp baseball bat]] Sam is seen brandishing in the posters [[spoiler:is used to kill Trife]].

* [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist: [[AuthorAvatar Trife]] is killed by Sam at the end of the movie and does not return in any of the sequels, it is in fact Sam who is TheProtagonist of the Hood trilogy after Kidulthood as both sequels Film/{{Adulthood}} & Film/{{Brotherhood}} revolve around him.]]

* TheYardies: Uncle Curtis with a Jamaican accent and the slang to emphasise.

Kidulthood ([[CapsLock stylised as KiDULTHOOD]]) is a 2006 urban crime/drama film about the lives of several teenagers in inner west London and is generally seen as [[TropeCodifier the first]] [[BritishFilms British]] HoodFilm. Set in Inner West London during the [[{{TurnOfTheMillennium}} 2000s]], it depicts [[ExtremelyShortTimespan over a day]], the lives of teenagers who engage in aggressive & lawless behaviour with recreational drug taking, under-age drinking, sex, crime & violence all of which is based on RealLife. The movie was written by Noel Clarke of Series/DoctorWho fame who portrayed the TheAntagonist & would later write, direct & star in it’s [[Film/TheHoodTrilogy sequels]]. The sequel Film/{{Adulthood}} was released in 2008.

* Chekov’sGun: The [[BatterUp baseball bat]] Sam is seen brandishing in the posters [[spoiler:is used to kill Trife]].

* BatterUp: [[TheAntagonist Sam Peele]] is seen in the posters for the film holding a baseball bat. [[spoiler:In the film he has one in his room which he uses to threaten Jay & Moony when he catches them in his room, and in the films climax uses it to beat down and eventually kill Trife.]]

!!''{{==KiDULTHOOD==}}'' features examples of:

!!''{{KiDULTHOOD}}'' features examples of:

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a8a4bcf8_dadc_4cdd_9b16_90215991f18a.jpeg]][[caption-width-right:300:[[{{Tagline}} Before adulthood comes...]] [[note]]From left to right: [[AntiHero Trife]], [[TeenPregnancy Alisa]], [[LowerClassLout Jay]],[[FilleFatale Becky]],[[PluckyComicRelief Moony]] [[LoveMartyr Claire]], & [[BullyBrutality Sam]][[/note]]]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a8a4bcf8_dadc_4cdd_9b16_90215991f18a.jpeg]][[caption-width-right:300:[[{{Tagline}} Before adulthood comes...]] [[note]]From left to right: [[AntiHero Trife]], [[TeenPregnancy Alisa]], [[LowerClassLout Jay]], [[PluckyComicRelief Moony]], [[FilleFatale Becky]], [[LoveMartyr Claire]], & [[BullyBrutality Sam]][[/note]]]]

!!''KiDULTHOOD'' features examples of:

!!''Kidulthood'' features examples of:

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a8a4bcf8_dadc_4cdd_9b16_90215991f18a.jpeg]][[caption-width-right:300:[[{{Tagline}} Before adulthood comes...]] [[note]]From left to right: [[AntiHero Trife]], [[TeenPregnancy Alisa]], [[LowerClassLout Jay]], [[PluckyComicRelief Moony]], [[FilleFatale Becky]], [[LoveMartyr Claire]], and [[BullyBrutality Sam]][[/note]]]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a8a4bcf8_dadc_4cdd_9b16_90215991f18a.jpeg]][[caption-width-right:300:[[{{Tagline}} Before adulthood comes...]] [[note]]From left to right: [[AntiHero Trife]], [[TeenPregnancy Alisa]], [[LowerClassLout Jay]], [[PluckyComicRelief Moony]], [[FilleFatale Becky]], [[LoveMartyr Claire]], and [[BarbaricBully Sam]][[/note]]]]

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** EverybodySmokes/SmokingIsCool:

** EverybodySmokes/ SmokingIsCool:

** EverybodySmokes/SmokingIsCool:

** EverybodySmokes:

* BatterUp: [[TheAntagonist Sam Peele]] is seen on the posters for the film holding one. [[spoiler:In the film he has one in his room which he uses to threaten Jay & Moony when he catches them in his room, and in the films climax uses it to beat down and eventually kill Trife.]]

* [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist: [[AuthorAvatar Trife]] is killed by Sam at the end of the movie and does not return in any of the sequels, it is in fact Sam who is TheProtagonist of the Hood trilogy after Kidulthood as both sequels Adulthood & Brotherhood revolve around him.]]

Kidulthood ([[CapsLock stylised as KiDULTHOOD]]) is a 2006 urban crime/drama film about the lives of several teenagers in inner west London and is generally seen as [[TropeCodifier the first]] [[BritishFilms British]] HoodFilm. Set in Inner West London during the [[{{TurnOfTheMillennium}} 2000s]], it depicts [[ExtremelyShortTimespan over a day]], the lives of teenagers who engage in an aggressive & lawless manner of recreational drug taking, alcohol drinking, sexual activities, crime & violence all of which is based on RealLife. The movie was written by Noel Clarke of Series/DoctorWho fame who portrayed the TheAntagonist & would later write, direct & star in it’s [[Film/TheHoodTrilogy sequels]]. The sequel Film/{{Adulthood}} was released in 2008.