In Bettina Büttner's exquisitely lucid documentary Kinder (Kids), childhood dysfunction, loneliness, and pent-up emotion run wild at an all-boys group home in southern Germany. The children interned here include ten-year-olds Marvin and Tommy. Marvin, fiddling with a mini plastic Lego sword, explains matter-of-factly to the camera, "This is a knife. You use it to cut stomachs open." Dennis, who is even younger, is seen in a hysteric fit, mimicking some pornographic scene. Boys will be boys, but innocence is disproportionately spare here. Choosing not to dwell on the harsh specifics, Büttner reveals the disconcerting manner in which traumatic episodes can manifest themselves in the mundane — a game of Lego, Hide and Seek, or Truth or Dare. Filmed in lapidary black-and-white, Büttner's fascinating film sheds light on childhood from the boys' characteristically disadvantaged perspective — one not yet fully cognizant — leaving much ethically to ponder over.
Kids has generally received positive reviews.
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Kids was released in 2011 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 539 reviews, giving Kids (2011) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 73% and users giving an average score of 74%.
With a score of 71%, Kids is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like Bridesmaids, Super 8 and War Horse.
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