Kicks

Kicks

82 mins | Drama, Thriller | June 20, 2009

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 aspirant WAG Jasmine, who is from an affluent family, more glamorous and streetwise, yet the girls' shared adoration to Cassidy lead them to bond instantly. They trawl the city and its nightspots, fantasizing 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.

Kicks

82 mins | Drama, Thriller | June 20, 2009

Kicks
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 aspirant WAG Jasmine, who is from an affluent family, more glamorous and streetwise, yet the girls' shared adoration to Cassidy lead them to bond instantly. They trawl the city and its nightspots, fantasizing 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.
IMDb rating 4.8
Producers BBC Films, The Liverpool Culture Company, Sponge Films
Original title Kicks
Directors Lindy Heymann
Writers Lawrence Coriat, Leigh Campbell

Cast

Kerrie Hayes

as Nicole

Nichola Burley

as Jasmine

Jamie Doyle

as Lee

Gary Cartwright

as Eddie

Derek Hicks

as John

Laura Wallace

as Jode

Nick Moss

as Dave

Candy McCulloch

as Glamorous girl

Jordana

as Glamorous girl's friend

Chris Lindon

as Drunk lad

Lee Barnett

as Fan

Simon O'Brien

as TV newsreader

Laurence Larkin

as Doorman