The Kid (2010 film)

The Kid
British theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nick Moran
Screenplay by	Mark Thomas Kevin Lewis Nick Moran
Based on	The Kid by Kevin Lewis
Produced by	Judith Hunt
Starring	Rupert Friend Natascha McElhone Ioan Gruffudd David O'Hara
Cinematography	Peter Wignall
Edited by	Trevor Waite
Music by	Ilan Eshkeri
Production company	Tin House Films
Distributed by	Revolver Entertainment
Release dates	22 April 2010 (2010-04-22) (Croydon Film Festival) 17 September 2010 (2010-09-17)
Running time	111 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Kid is a 2010 British biographical drama film directed by Nick Moran and co-written by Moran and Kevin Lewis. The film, based on Kevin Lewis' autobiography of the same name, details Lewis' adolescent and young adult life, having been raised in a violent, abusive family on a small council estate called New Addington in the 1980s.

Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall wrote the song 'Boy' for the movie