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KICKS

by Lindy Heyman

synopsis

Nicole is an introverted Liverpudlian teenager, all but deserted by her parents, with a mother distractedly working nights and a father who has settled with a new family elsewhere. She spends time hanging around the gates of Anfield and the Melwood training ground, desperate for a glimpse of her idol, the star midfielder Lee Cassidy. She meets Jasmine, who is from an affluent family, more glamorous and streetwise, yet the girls' shared adoration for Cassidy lead them to bond instantly. They trawl the city and its nightspots, fantasising about a time when they might have Lee for themselves, yet when the news breaks that the footballer is a transfer target for Real Madrid, they take drastic action to prevent him leaving.

original title: Kicks
country: United Kingdom
year: 2009
genre: fiction
directed by: Lindy Heyman
film run: 81'
release date: UK 04/06/2010
screenplay: Leigh Campbell
cast: Kerrie Hayes, Nichola Burley, Jamie Doyle
cinematography by: Eduard Grau
film editing: Kant Pan
art director: Grant Armstrong
costumes designer: Julian Day
producer: Andy Stebbing
production: Sponge Films, BBC Films, Liverpool Culture Company
distributor: New Wave Films

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