Alone in Four Walls
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Alexandra Westmeier
Lyosha Loktev
Alexandra Westmeier
Alexandra Westmeier
Inigo Westmeier
Inigo Westmeier
Film Details
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Synopsis
They have stolen, committed assault, killed: all whilst still under fourteen years of age. These youngsters, who live in closed institutions in the Urals, are all quite ready to recount their offences and their lives. Their unhappy expressions only brighten when they talk of their passions and their hopes. This rehabilitation center provides them with food and clothing. They go to school and practice sports. They no longer have to fight to survive, since they have found a temporary refuge. Many of them have had no family or reliable support in life. There is no place for them in the sad world of their parents, who are often alcoholics, unemployed, living in hovels. Ljoscha, a thief, has just arrived. He was not even able to say goodbye to his mother. Fighting back tears, he tries to adapt to his new environment. Tolja, a murderer, is soon to be released. His village, to which he plans to return, offers him no chance of redemption.
Director
Alexandra Westmeier
Cast
Lyosha Loktev
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Critic's Week award at the 2007 Locarno International Film Festival.
Released in Belgium October 1, 2008
Released in Germany November 26, 2009
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States August 2007
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Document) June 18-29, 2008.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Critic's Week) August 1-11, 2007.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Time & Tide) January 23-February 3, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) October 30-November 9, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Time & Tide) January 23-February 3, 2008.)
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 17-27, 2008.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Document) June 18-29, 2008.)
Released in United States August 2007 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Critic's Week) August 1-11, 2007.)
Released in Belgium October 1, 2008
Released in Germany November 26, 2009
