Swing Kids is a 1993 American historical drama film directed by Thomas Carter in his feature film debut, and starring Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey and Kenneth Branagh. The title refers to a youth subculture in Nazi Germany, in which teenagers embraced American and British swing music in defiance of the Nazi regime. The film follows two high school students in their attempt to be swing kids by night and Hitler Youth by day, a decision that acutely impacts their friends and families.
Swing Kids (1993)
Directed by Thomas Carter
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Dance Film |
Release Date - Mar 5, 1993 |
Run Time - 112 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$12,000,000
Box Office
$5,632,086
Themes
Tags
Anti Semitism, Art/Music, Coming Of Age/Teen, Germany, Hitler Youth, Kid, Second World War, Suicide, Swing, Swing Dancing
Attributes
Filming Location: Czech Republic
Narrative Location: Germany, Swing Kids universe
Subject: about the Resistance, World War II
Narrative Location: Germany, Swing Kids universe
Subject: about the Resistance, World War II
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Alternate Titles
De unge rebeller
DK
Djeca swinga
HR
Dzieci swingu
PL
Los últimos rebeldes
AR, MX
Os Últimos Rebeldes
BR, PT
Rebeldes del swing
ES
Svingo vaikai
LT
Swing Kids
AU, CA, FI, DE, GB, US
Swing Kids - De sista rebellerna
SE
Swing Kids - Giovani ribelli
IT
Swing Kids - rytmin kapinalliset
FI
Swing mindhalálig
HU
Ta paidia tou swing
GR
Τα παιδιά του σουίνγκ
GR
Дети свинга
RU
Децата на суинга
BG
スウィング・キッズ（1993）
JP
搖擺狂潮
TW