King Jack
This U.S. indie coming-of-age drama nails what it's really like to be a teenager...Four of of five stars.
King Jack
Jack is a scrappy fifteen-year-old kid stuck in a run-down small town. Trapped in a violent feud with a cruel older bully and facing another bout of summer school, Jack's got all the problems he can handle. So when his aunt falls ill and his runty younger cousin must stay with him for the weekend the last thing Jack wants to do is look after him. Unfortunately no one really cares what Jack wants. Set over a hazy summer weekend, King Jack is a tough and tender coming-of-age story about friendship and finding happiness in rough surroundings.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
81
Language
English
Director
Felix Thompson
Cast
Charlie Plummer
Awards:
Winner, Acura Someone to Watch Award, Spirit Awards
Winner, Audience Award ~ Narrative Feature, Tribeca Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Guy Lodge, Variety
No unfamiliar ground is trodden in “King Jack,” a summer-haze study of adolescent anomie punctuated with blunt bouts of violence, but Felix Thompson’s debut feature covers it with an assured stride all the same. Gaining a degree of topicality from its hard depiction of teen-on-teen bullying, this ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 6.10.16 - 6.16.16
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