Ken Park

This article is about a film. For the legal case involving a man named Ken Parks, see R v Parks.
Ken Park
German festival release poster
Directed by
Screenplay byHarmony Korine
Based onstories and journals by Larry Clark[1]
Produced by
  • Kees Kasander
  • Jean-Louis Piel
Starring
Cinematography
  • Larry Clark
  • Ed Lachman
Edited byAndrew Hafitz
Production
companies
  • The Kasander Film Company
  • Cinéa
Distributed by
Release dates
  • August 31, 2002 (2002-08-31) (Telluride)
  • September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10) (Toronto)
  • April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03) (Netherlands)
  • October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) (France)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Netherlands
France
LanguageEnglish

Ken Park is a 2002 erotic drama film directed by Larry Clark and Edward Lachman.[2] Set in the city of Visalia, California, it revolves around the abusive and dysfunctional lives of four teenagers following the suicide of their mutual acquaintance, the eponymous Ken Park. It was written by Harmony Korine, who based it on Clark's journals and stories. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 10, 2002, but not been officially shown in the United States since. It was also banned in Australia due to its content.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Variety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ken Park". WhatCulture. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020.