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Jugendwerkhof

Director: Roland Steiner, 31 Min., Black-White, Documentary
Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)
1982

Film/Video Format
35 mm
Length in m
838
Other Title
Jugendzeit IV; Reihe "Jugend-Zeit"
English Title
Juvenile Detention Center

Short Summary (English)

Teenagers at risk who are cared for and trained in a "Jugendwerkhof", a borstal - a problem almost totally suppressed officially. The film enquires after the causes and chances for the future.

 

(Source: TELL ME THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE. East German Film Biographies. DEFA Features Films, Children's Films, Documentary Films, Animated Films)

Film Crew

Director
  • Roland Steiner
Script
  • Roland Steiner
Camera
  • Heinz Richter
Film Editing
  • Angelika Arnold
Assistant Camera
  • Reinhard Pfeiler
  • Roman Kutzel
Script Editing
  • Andreas Voigt
Music
  • Ralph Siegel
  • Kurt Zander
Sound
  • Ernst-Reinhard Helmecke
  • Hans-Jürgen Mittag (Tonmischung)
Production Management
  • Joachim (auch: Achim) Heilmann
Narrator
  • Roland Steiner

Short Summary (German)

Der Film erzählt von der 15-jährigen Maiga. Nachdem sie gestohlen und die Schule geschwänzt hat, kommt sie in den Jugendwerkhof. Das Mädchen wird in den ersten vier Wochen im Werkhof begleitet.

 

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