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Allein in vier Wänden

Deutschland 2006/2007 Dokumentarfilm

Alone in Four Walls
"Alone in Four Walls" tells the story of imprisoned children in Russia, between the ages of 11 and 15, who would rather stay behind bars than be released to freedom. 120 children are kept here, they have been sentenced for theft, rape and murder. They receive food and clothes; they go to school and engage in sports. They no longer have to fight for existence every day; for the first time in their young lives they can be what they are – children.
Lyosha, a 13-year-old thief, is the newest inmate. He didn′t manage to say goodbye to his mother. For two years he will not see her, she won′t have the opportunity to visit him. Tolya, a 14-year-old murderer, will be released soon. His village, where he is going back, doesn′t give him a chance: "He should be killed, a kid like that."

Everyone sees in them only criminals, and forgets that they are children. Children who will never have a childhood. 91% of these children will end up back inside. This time in a prison for adults.

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Credits

Director

  • Alexandra Westmeier

Screenplay

  • Alexandra Westmeier

Director of photography

  • Inigo Westmeier

Editing

  • Alexandra Westmeier
  • Ilka Risse

Music

  • Arpad Bondy

Production company

  • Linger On Filmproduktion (Berlin)

Producer

  • Inigo Westmeier
  • Alexandra Westmeier

Alle Credits

Director

  • Alexandra Westmeier

Assistant director

  • Artur Salotamov
  • Natalia Salotamova

Screenplay

  • Alexandra Westmeier

Director of photography

  • Inigo Westmeier

Assistant camera

  • Holger Fleig

Editing

  • Alexandra Westmeier
  • Ilka Risse

Sound design

  • Titus Maderlechner

Sound

  • Evgenj Mursikov

Audio mixing

  • Titus Maderlechner

Music

  • Arpad Bondy

Music performer

  • Bi-2 ("Serebro")

Production company

  • Linger On Filmproduktion (Berlin)

Commissioned by

  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) (Leipzig)
  • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (Köln)
  • Arte Deutschland TV GmbH (Baden-Baden) (in Zusammenarbeit)

Producer

  • Inigo Westmeier
  • Alexandra Westmeier

Producer (TV)

  • Katja Wildermuth (MDR)
  • Jutta Krug (WDR)

Unit production manager

  • Uli Adomat
  • Ulrich Kouschil

Location manager

  • Artur Salotamov
  • Natalia Salotamova

Current distributor

  • Barnsteiner Film (Berlin)

Funding

  • Hessische Filmförderung (Frankfurt am Main)
  • Film- und Medien Stiftung NRW (Düsseldorf)

Shoot

    • Tscheljabinsk (Russland)

Titles

Additional titles
  • TV-Titel (DE) Mama, mir geht es gut... - Die Gefangenen von Tscheljabinsk
  • Originaltitel (CH) Allein in vier Wänden

Versions

Langfassung

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • Originaltitel (CH)
  • Allein in vier Wänden
Duration:
85 min
Format:
HD Cam - überspielt auf DigiBeta, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby SR
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 24.03.2009, 29715 (VV), ab 12 Jahre

Screening:

Uraufführung (CH): 03.08.2007, Locarno, IFF - Woche der Kritik;
Kinostart (DE): 26.11.2009

TV-Fassung

Weiterer Titel (DE)
  • TV-Titel (DE)
  • Mama, mir geht es gut... - Die Gefangenen von Tscheljabinsk
Duration:
62 min
Format:
35mm, 16:9
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Stereo
Screening:

TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 03.04.2007, Arte;
Aufführung (DE): 16.01.2008, Saarbrücken, Max-Ophüls-Preis

Awards

achtung berlin 2008
  • Beste Kamera
Max-Ophüls-Preis 2008
  • Bester Dokumentarfilm
FBW 2007
  • Prädikat: Wertvoll
IFF Locarno 2007
  • Jurypreis - Sektion Woche der Kritik

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