Kill Your Darlings is a 2013 American biographical drama film starring Daniel Radcliffe and directed by John Krokidas in his feature film directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, garnering positive first reactions. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and it had a limited theatrical North American release from October 16, 2013, and is now available on DVD.
Daniel Radcliffe leads an ensemble cast in the provocative, untold, true story of a murder in 1944 that united three great poets Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs and spawned the cultural movement known as the Beat Generation. Costarring Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster and Elizabeth Olsen.
Kill Your Darlings Movie Reviews
“Mr. Krokidas deftly shows how the ambition to write is entangled with other impulses.” The New York Times
“A vibrant, insightful film about writers and writing, featuring Daniel Radcliffe’s best post-Potter performance.” Empire
“The film’s love for its subjects is mirrored in their passionate frenzy for words, and language – spoken, written, body – in general. Above all, and what sets it apart from other cinematic takes on the Beatified, is how much fun it is. It may end in tears, but then, don’t all great love stories?” Austin Chronicle