Make or Break

Overview

Because his single mother criticised the state, Alex was sent to a special children’s home at the age of eleven, in order to shape him – like almost 500,000 children in the GDR – into a “socialist personality”. He escaped and ended up as a punishment at the Torgau Closed Juvenile Detention Centre, more prison than social institution. His life was now dominated by military drill and violence … Reduced rotoscope images follow Alex’s memories and show how the trauma affects him even today.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 19, 2022

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

mobyDOK

Director

Falk Schuster,Mike Plitt

Writer

Mike Plitt

Producer

Alexander Lahl

Cinematography

Falk Schuster

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt26492341