InRealLife

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InRealLife

2013

1h 26m

Documentary

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29%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Filmmaker Beeban Kidron journeys from the bedrooms of British teenagers to Silicon Valley to see the Internet's effects on children.

Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Though the subject merits serious attention, the tone feels unduly alarmist, echoing panics of previous decades about things such as comic books and rap lyrics.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 6, 2013

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

It's unsettling viewing, and smartly sidesteps allegations of parental paranoia by talking directly to those "digital natives" whose lives are being transformed (for better and worse) by the web.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 23, 2013

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Imagine a documentary on this awful internet thing made by your mum - presuming your mum is something other than cool - and you will have an idea what to expect from Beeban Kidron's woeful whinge.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2013

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Tom Watson

CineVue

Each social quandary investigated in InRealLife screams for greater attention. But it's with this that Kidron's strong journalistic flair falters.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 2, 2019

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David Berry

National Post

Given that we're not even sure of the effects that always being connected have on the world, it feels somewhere between premature and panic-y to make the children the primary cause of our hand-wringing.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 6, 2013

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a relentless information dump that's rarely able to live up to the promise of its initial setup.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 3, 2013

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You would want to watch this if you're a parent (she says whilst she shares this online)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Alarmist overtones notwithstanding, this intelligently made documentary showcases some of the undoubtedly real negative side-effects of a ubiquitous internet. Each of the segments it covers (pornography, Facebook, video games, cyber-bullying, etc.) deserves a better-made documentary of its own.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Excellent documentary, food for thought... should I be using social media to broadcast this though?!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Beeban Kidron journeys from the bedrooms of British teenagers to Silicon Valley to see the Internet's effects on children.

Director: Beeban Kidron
Producer: Beeban Kidron, Freya Sampson
Screenwriter: Beeban Kidron
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 26m