Kisses (2008) [Re-UP]

Kisses, directed by Lance Daly, is a 2008 Irish film that was only recently released in the USA. Two 11-year-old runaways, Kylie and Dylan (Kelly O’Neill and Shane Curry), are the lead protagonists. Through their eyes, we see what life in the suburban outskirts of Dublin can be like – when there is a lack of understanding from parents and peers and verbal and physical abuse are mundane. In that kind of neighborhood, kids discuss what they can become when they grow up — always reaching the conclusion that it won’t matter much as long as they get to move away from their grimy neighborhood...