Alone in Four Walls
General Information
- Original Title
- Allein in vier Wänden
- Author/Creator
- Westmeier, Alexandra, director.
- Language
- Russian.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Germany : Westmeier, Inigo ; Westmeier, Alexandra, 2007.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (85 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00003174
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Alexandra Westmeier explores the lives of juvenile felons aged 10 to 14. In Russia, lawbreakers can be tried and convicted as adults at the age of fifteen; younger offenders are given reduced sentences and sent to juvenile detention facilities. Some of the inmates we meet are serving time for theft, some for murder. “They’re animals, not children” – cries out the mother of a murdered teenager. But are they? The director provides glimpses of their home lives, and we begin to realize that, for these children, a correctional facility is sometimes an easier place to be. They are children who never had a childhood and who often take pride in permanent reminders of their criminal pasts: This tattoo means ‘alone among friends’, this one is ‘alone in four walls’ and this star is ‘I’ll never fall on my knees in front of a cop’, says one. Filmmaker Alexandra Westmeier spends enough time with them to see the scared boys beyond the appearance of ‘hard men’. As the merciless statistic shows, over 90% of them will get behind bars again.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- Alone in Four Walls
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1541 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1541 (HU_OSA_00003174.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |