The Last Years of Childhood

Overview

A juvenile offender is handed over to authorities at age 13 and placed in an institution in this somber social drama. Martin is a petty thief who enjoys stealing and looks up to his older brother. When he is informed that his brother has died, Martin runs away from the reform school. He passes through various institutions and is labeled as incorrigible because of his refusal to comply with the rules of society. A dedicated child psychologist tries to save Martin when he entertains thoughts of suicide.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 19, 1979

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Pro-ject Filmproduktion,Filmverlag der Autoren,Film-Fernsehen-Autoren-Team GmbH

Cast

Jörg Hube,Gerhard Gundel,Karl Obermayr,Ernst Hannawald,Evelyne Hohenwarter,Wilfried Klaus,Norbert Bauhuber,Dieter Mustaffof,Leopoldine Schwankel

Director

Norbert Kückelmann

Writer

Norbert Kückelmann,Thomas Petz

Producer

Norbert Kückelmann,Ingeborg Janiczek

Cinematography

Jürgen Jürges

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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