KIDS

A group of young people roam the streets of Johannesburg at night. They have grown up in a world full of economic crises, reignited wars and tensions fuelled by propaganda. They are curious, sad, angry, ironic and vulnerable – yet they do not hide their vulnerability. They turn it into their weapon.

With “KIDS”, the award-winning Swiss director Boris Nikitin and the Johannesburg-based journalist and director of photography Tšeliso Monaheng create a portrait of coming of age, a pulsating urban odyssey in the spirit of post-documentary theatre, the Nouvelle Vague and a new South African cinema.

“KIDS” is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed play “Dämonen”, which Nikitin produced in 2022 together with Sebastian Nübling at Theater Basel. Like that production, “KIDS” forms part of a multi-part live cinema cycle exploring the emotional worlds of young people today.

• IN ENGLISH with German subtitles