Land of the Free

Land of the Free
dir.Camilla Magid/Denmark, Finland, USA/2017/95 min
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This film portrays Brian, Juan and Gianni from South Central, Los Angeles. Obstacles are aplenty when you are a child growing up between gang members, or a teenager with an addiction and a newborn, or yet a middle-aged man, just released into a new and changed world after 24 years spent in prison. Following their lives for more than two years, the film shows with precision the psychological impact of a prison system that focuses on punishment rather than prevention and rehabilitation. The three characters merge into one life story in this intimate portrait of people living in a society where help is scarce and you have to rely on your own resources to get by.

 

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  • projection time:
    95 min
  • country/year:
    Denmark, Finland, USA/2017
  • director:
  • pictures:
    Consuelo Althouse
  • production:
    Final Cut for Real, Tutti Films
  • selected festivals and awards:
    2017 – CPH:DOX Copenhagen: NORDIC:DOX Award, 2017 – IDFA Amsterdam, 2017 – IFF Karlovy Vary

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