Kids, has opened up about how he “felt exploited” by the film’s narrative.Larry Clark’s 1995 film portrayed disaffected youth in New York City, and depicted sex and drug use among teenagers at the time.At the time, it attracted controversy due to the presence of drugs on set for the teenagers starring in the film, two of which died in the decade following its release from suicide and drug overdoses.A new documentary called The Kids, which aims to reconsider the film’s aims and impact, is premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.In a new interview with Deadline, Harris says he “felt exploited” by the way the film was made. “I felt, ‘Aw, man, I thought it was going to be more than it actually was’,” he said.
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