The Child I Never Was


1h 26m 2003

Brief Synopsis

Between 1962 and 1966, four schoolboys were abused, tortured and killed in Germany's Ruhr District. Their tormentor, Juergen Bartsch, was fifteen at the time of his first crime; nineteen when he was caught. His mesmerizing confession, which frames the re-enactment of his crimes and the circumstances

Film Details

Also Known As
Child I Never Was, Ein Leben Lang Kurze Hosen Tragen
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Bavaria Media Gmbh; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Salzgeber & Co. Medien Gmbh; Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Synopsis

Between 1962 and 1966, four schoolboys were abused, tortured and killed in Germany's Ruhr District. Their tormentor, Juergen Bartsch, was fifteen at the time of his first crime; nineteen when he was caught. His mesmerizing confession, which frames the re-enactment of his crimes and the circumstances through which they came about, forms the heart of this journey into the dark reaches of a troubled mind. Bartsch's cold and severe adoptive parents, his terror-filled years at a Catholic boarding school, the discovery of his sexual attraction to boys, his desperate longing to never have to grow up--these and other emotionally charged aspects of his life unfold before us, step by troubling step. Ultimately, however, it is the outward normality of his everyday life that underscores the horror of his deeds.

Film Details

Also Known As
Child I Never Was, Ein Leben Lang Kurze Hosen Tragen
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Bavaria Media Gmbh; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Salzgeber & Co. Medien Gmbh; Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 8, 2004

Released in United States February 2003

Released in United States on Video January 11, 2005

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival February 6-16, 2003.

Released in United States on Video January 11, 2005

Released in United States February 2003 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival February 6-16, 2003.)

Released in United States Fall October 8, 2004