The Kid (2010 Nick Moran)

Kevin Lewis wrote his own screenplay about his life, of which he'd already made a best-selling book (Moran did some work on it too).

Based on his 2003 autobiographical bestseller, much of its harrowing violence and extreme neglect has been toned down for the cinema....Today, Kevin Lewis is an acclaimed crime novelist. He laughs out loud. “My publishers have noted that my grammar is atrocious but I do have great story lines.”

 (express.co.uk)

The three Kevins are great: William Miller (the junior), Augustus Prew and finally Rupert Friend; Natasha McElhone is unrecognisable. With Ioan Gruffudd, Jodie Whittaker, David O'Hara, Bernard Hill, James Fox.

Staggering musical array goes one too far when it includes Greig's 'Morning'. The climactic fight scene is definitely set to a live version of 'The End' though why this isn't credited only Jim Morrison (now head of Sony Pictures) knows...

Trevor Waite is the useful editor (lots of TV background) and it's shot by Peter Wignall (lots of steadicam credits before this).

A polemical film, from which discussion ensued... (e.g. the mother is herself an abuse victim).