Kids
In Bettina Büttner’s exquisitely lucid documentary Kinder (Kids), childhood dysfunction, loneliness, and pent-up emotion run wild at an all-boys group home in southern Germany. The children interned here include ten-year-olds Marvin and Tommy. Marvin, fiddling with a mini plastic Lego sword, explains matter-of-factly to the camera, “This is a knife. You use it to cut stomachs open.” Dennis, who is even younger, is seen in a hysteric fit, mimicking some pornographic scene. Boys will be boys, but innocence is disproportionately spare here. Choosing not to dwell on the harsh specifics, Büttner reveals the disconcerting manner in which traumatic episodes can manifest themselves in the mundane — a game of Lego, Hide and Seek, or Truth or Dare. Filmed in lapidary black-and-white, Büttner’s fascinating film sheds light on childhood from the boys’ characteristically disadvantaged perspective — one not yet fully cognizant — leaving much ethically to ponder over.
Year: 2011
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Büttner und Stürmer, Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe
Director: Bettina Büttner
Cast:
Crew: Bettina Büttner (Director), Eduard Stürmer (Cinematography), Bettina Büttner (Producer), Eduard Stürmer (Editor), Eduard Stürmer (Co-Producer), Bettina Büttner (Writer)
Runtime: 65 minutes
Release: Mar 06, 2011
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Budget: 20
Revenue: 0
Keyword : society
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