(Biegen und Brechen)

Content: Because his single mother criticised the state, Alex was sent to a special children’s home at the age of eleven, in order to shape him – like almost 500,000 children in the GDR – into a “socialist personality”. He escaped and ended up as a punishment at the Torgau Closed Juvenile Detention Centre, more prison than social institution. His life was now dominated by military drill and violence … Reduced rotoscope images follow Alex’s memories and show how the trauma affects him even today.

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Animation,

Documentary

Runtime:

8 minutes

Year:

2022

Directors:

Mike Plitt

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Production companies:

mobyDOK

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