Little Children


This adult drama takes a look at modern, unfulfilled parents. The heroine is a young mother, trapped into staying at home while hubby works. She meets and befriends a failed law student, who loafs around while his wife brings home the bacon. They become close friends, before the pivotal scene involved a child sex offender, who wants to jump into a pool with the kids.

134 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Sex, Nudity).
Crime, Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Things got difficult when the little one arrived...
Things got difficult when the little one arrived...

Credits

Cast
Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Sadie Goldstein, Ty Simpkins, Noah Emmerich, Jackie Earle Haley
Director
Todd Field
ScreenplayTodd Field, Tom Perrotta, from his novel
MusicThomas Newman
CinematographyAntonio Calvache
EditingLeo Trombetta
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2006
Produced byNew Line Cinema, Bona Fide Productions, Standard Film Company Inc.

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageInfrequent, strong
NudityMild, infrequent, some strong, infrequent
SexStrong, occasional
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsMature and complex themes.
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Yazeed Kamaldien
5
Die Burger
Jeanne Hugo
20
Cape Times
Carina Chocano
15
iAfrica.com
Rob Peters
15
Mail & Guardian
Shaun de Waal
16
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
15
BBC
Stella Papamichael
15
Box Office
Richard Mowe
15
eye Weekly
Adam Nayman
5
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
18
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
18

Average .. 71%

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