WARRENDALE

A television production that was so controversial that it could only be shown in the cinema – and subsequently won an award in Cannes. The Canadian documentary filmmaker Allan King observes life in an innovative institution for young people with mental health problems over a period of several weeks. The concept: the anger and aggression of the children are answered by the educators with hugs, which sounds tender but in reality meant sometimes quite violent immobilisation. An emotionally stirring classic of direct cinema.