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Synopsis

A markedly assured feature debut from Lindy Heymann, an intelligent and witty comment on modern celebrity culture. Nicole (Kerrie Hayes) 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 (Jamie Doyle). She meets aspirant WAG Jasmine (Nichola Burley), 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.

Trailblazer Award, Edinburgh Film Festival, Kerrie Hayes and Leigh Campbell

The DVD includes over 20 minutes of interviews with cast and crew.

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Director — Lindy Heymann

Lindy Heymann – Director

Lindy Heymann directed her first documentary, 3 Hours in High Heels in Heaven, for Channel 4. She went on to direct music videos, winning a Creative Futures Award for most promising newcomer. She has directed over a hundred music videos, working with artists such as The Charlatans, Suede, Leftfield, Terry Hall, Faithless and Paul McCartney. In 2003 she co-wrote and directed a faux-documentary feature film, Showboy, in America, which was released in 2004, picking up a BIFA Award for Best Directorial Debut and Best Picture at the Milan Independent Film Festival. She recently completed Service, a 30-minute comedy drama for Channel 4.

Leigh Campbell – Writer

In 2002 Leigh Campbell wrote Unhinged, which became one of Northwest Vision and Media’s most commercially successful digital short films. The following year she won the Screen England national pitching competition for her feature, Big Stella, Little Stella at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Filmography

2003 Showboy

2009 Kicks

Cast & Credits

Cast

Nicole Kerrie Hayes

Jasmine Nichola Burley

Lee Jamie Doyle

Jade Laura Wallace

Angie Sarah Jane Buckley

Dave Nick Moss

John Derek Hicks

Bouncer Gary Cargill

Pissed lad Chris Lindon

CREW

Directed by Lindy Heymann

Produced by Andy Stebbing

Written by Leigh Campbell

Original Story by Laurence Coriat

Executive Producers Christopher Moll, Lise Marie Russo

Co-Producer Stephen Cheers

Production Executive Tracy O'Riordan

Director of Photography Eduard Grau

Editor Kant Pan

Production Designer Grant Armstrong

Sound Recordist Giancarlo Dellapina

Hair & Make Up Lucy McKeown

Costume Designer Julian Day

Casting Director David Shaw

Images

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The Critics

Kerrie Hayes is special. One look at her incredible debut as a big-screen leading actress in Brit coming-of-age drama Kicks will tell you that”

Jonathan Crocker, i-D

“a tense tale…compelling”

Vogue

'engaging…witty coming-of-age tale'

'gritty humour and promising young talent on show'

Anne Smith, Empire

‘...Lindy Heymann’s crisply visualised tale of two Scouse teenage girls who kidnap a star footballer...’

Trevor Johnston, Time Out

‘Lindy Heymann’s timely piece about two aspiring WAG’s’

Jonathan Romney, Independent on Sunday

‘... a stylish and cool new film by debutant director Lindy Heymann, about two teenage Liverpool girls, one nouveau riche, the other from an estate, who form a friendship over their crush on a star footballer... creates plenty of bold, cinematic moments, and one of the girls, Kerrie Hayes, is wonderful to watch, a striking new face. The script is strong, too, and the music by Ladytron is used to memorable effect in several scenes. It reminded me vaguely of My Summer of Love. ’

Jason Solomons, The Observer

'Kicks, is a markedly assured feature debut from Lindy Heymann, an intelligent and witty comment on modern celebrity culture with outstanding contrasting performances from Hayes and Burley at its core.'

Michael Hayden, LFF 2009

'Two teenage girls' adoration of a British soccer star becomes dangerously intense in "KICKS," an absorbing drama...'

‘the pic should kickstart a few careers, particularly for first-time helmer Lindy Heymann and young stars Kerrie Hayes and Nichola Burley.

‘Heymann's helming is quietly assured; her strong use of music suggests her background in music videos has paid dividends.'

‘Craft contributions are sturdy, with Eduard Grau's richly colored lensing drawing particular attention’.

Leslie Felperin, Variety

Bookings & Press

For film bookings please contact Colin Burch at Verve Pictures — [email protected]. Press resources are on the Press page.