KISSES (Dir : Lance Daly)

The cutest love story i have seen in a long time. Set in Ireland, the film is about a boy, Dylan (12 yrs old) and a girl, Kylie (11 yrs old), together, they run away to the big city (Dublin) after they are further unable to tolerate their abusive & violent home situations. 

They speak very coarse language, peppered with all kinds of offbeat expletives and fascinating slang. The beginning of the film when the children are at home is shot in black and white, highlighting the bleakness of their family lives full of constant bickering, violence & a repressive atmosphere they live in. But once the children flee to Dublin, the shots slowly turns into vibrant colors, connoting their freedom from their environment.
Within a running time of 75mins, the film brilliantly holds your attention throughout, thanks to the wonderfully charismatic performances by the child actors Shane Curry and Kelly O'Neill, especially the latter as the vulnerable yet spunky Kylie who's more street smart than the dazed Dylan, and its indeed a wonder how she can actually fall for him.
One of my personal favourite scene is the part where Dylan saves Kylies (almost 'hero' like!) when she is kidnapped by two pedophiles, who snatch her off the street and drive off in a car.
The film closes with a very beautiful shot where they return back to their homes,the parents relieved but then turning vindictive. Dylan and Kylie exchange trusting glances as they are separated from one another, but they smile at each other and in their silence they knew they are meant for each other henceforth.