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InRealLife

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

Critics Reviews

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 12/06/2013
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 09/23/2013
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 09/20/2013
2/5
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. Go to Full Review Tom Watson CineVue 03/02/2019
2/5
Each social quandary investigated in InRealLife screams for greater attention. But it's with this that Kidron's strong journalistic flair falters. Go to Full Review David Berry National Post 12/06/2013
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/03/2013
2/4
...a relentless information dump that's rarely able to live up to the promise of its initial setup. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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05/30/2015 You would want to watch this if you're a parent (she says whilst she shares this online) See more 03/05/2014 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. See more 09/23/2013 Excellent documentary, food for thought... should I be using social media to broadcast this though?! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Beeban Kidron

Director

Sherry Turkle

Actor

Nicholas Negroponte

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Norman Doidge

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Nicholas G. Carr

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Maggie Jackson

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Movie Info

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