Over the course of six years, the film-makers traced the story of a boy who hardly knew the meaning of freedom – he either spent his life in a children’s home or in prison. He never saw love or hope. Such deprivation could only bring grim consequences.
A unique film series begun by director Helena Trestikova in the spring of 1989 using an unusual and singular technique whereby the lives of the film subjects are filmed over a number of years and told within the confines of one film. The material was filmed in a correctional facility for young people in Libkovice over a period of between two and five years. The films capture not only the changes in the lives of the individual protagonists, but also the changes to the whole of society.
The film was made with the financial support of the State fund of the Czech Republic for the support and development of Czech cinematography.
| Director, script: | Helena Třeštíková |
| Cinematography: | Martin Kubala, Libor Brůha |
| Editing: | Jan Petras, Martin Steklý |
| Runnig time: | 38 min |
| Year ofproduction: | 1997 |
© Kratky Film Praha, a.s., Film & Sociology Foundation, Helena Trestikova, 1997