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The Kid

The Kid

20146.52h 16m

Overview

Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband.

Directed by Daniel Monzón
Written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Daniel Monzón
Produced by Álvaro Augustín, Ghislain Barrois, Edmon Roch
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0M0

Top Cast

Jesús Castro

Jesús Castro

Niño

Bárbara Lennie

Bárbara Lennie

Eva

Moussa Maaskri

Moussa Maaskri

Rachid

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Inglés

Luis Tosar

Luis Tosar

Jesús

Eduard Fernández

Eduard Fernández

Sergio

Sergi López

Sergi López

Vicente

Jesús Carroza

Jesús Carroza

Compi

S

Saed Chatiby

Halil

M

Mariam Bachir

Amina

Themes & Keywords

spainsmuggling (contraband)policedrug traffickinggibraltarcocainemoroccohashishnarcotics coppolice helicopter

About The Kid

The Kid is a drama, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of spain, smuggling (contraband), police, drug trafficking, gibraltar, cocaine. Directed by Daniel Monzón, it stars Jesús Castro, Bárbara Lennie, Moussa Maaskri. Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband.

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