Kicks is written by Leigh Campbell, directed by Lindy Heymann (Showboy – BIFA Best Newcomer) and produced by Andy Stebbing (Brick Lane, Submarine). Garnering comparisons with My Summer of Love and Fish Tank for its strong teen female focus, Kicks is an assured feature debut that has been gathering plaudits since its premiere at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival.
An intelligent and witty comment on modern celebrity culture and the darker side of obsession, the film features outstanding, pitch perfect performances from newcomers Kerrie Hayes (EIFF Trailblazer, Nowhere Boy, Brighton Rock) and Nichola Burley (Donkey Punch, Streetdance) capturing the intense chemistry between the two friends as well as the vulnerability and yearning of adolescent emotions.
They are Nicole & Jasmine, two teenagers who bond over a mutual obsession for Premiership footballer, Lee Cassidy. Fuelled by their fantasy of meeting him, they track him down and before they know it their dream has become a nightmare...
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