Kids

This movie by Larry Clark from 1995 shows a short period of the lives of a few teenagers in New York. One of the main characters, Terry, sees it as his goal to deflower as many virgins as he can. He is very persuasive and successful in this, and isn't afraid to get to the younger girls. He believes that this is the best way to have safe sex. One of the girls he deflowered, Jennie, finds out she has HIV. And the only one she has had sex with is Terry. During the movie you see her trying to find Terry as well as other youngsters having encounters with violence, drugs, alcohol and sex.

This movie could be seen as a warning to parents. "This is what your child could be doing!" Children as young as 10 are seen drinking alcohol and using drugs in this movie. It may not be the best way to warn parents, because the question is if the movie could really reach the parents. It is really something parents would watch? It may all seem a bit over the top, but this is actually how some children live nowadays (and back in 1995 as well). Especially children from a poor environment has a chance to get stuck in these kind of lives involving drugs, alchohol and sex, all at a very young age. There are people who ignore it or don't believe it, but the truth can be found in facts and newspapers. For example, the young boy Alfie Patten, who turned a father at 13. And take a look at all the teenpregnancies.