Documentary, D 2011, DCP 2k flat & DigiBeta, 65 Min. <br /> <br />KINDER. Fernab jeder soziologischen Studie, der Alltag in einem Kinderheim. Marvin, zehn Jahre, kehrt zu seiner Mutter und der jüngeren Schwester zurück. Wie kann das Familienleben fortgesetzt werden? <br /> <br />KIDS. As the Sun’s rays stream through the palatial Bavarian woods, four young boys dart among the trees, engrossed in a joyful game of hide-and-seek. These brief moments of innocent abandon provide a stark contrast to the reality of their lives in a German children’s home, which is rife with aggressive teasing, loneliness, and unfocused anger. First-time filmmaker Bettina Büttner spent three months observing a selection of interned boys, capturing them in moments of startling candor. Intrigued by the preternaturally thoughtful 10-year-old Marvin, she continues to follow him after he returns home, where he tries to fit in among the family who left him scarred. Shot in crisp black-and-white, KIDS expresses the indelibility of a dysfunctional childhood and the resilience of a young mind. (Text: Margaret Film Festival) <br /> <br />Author & Director: BETTINA BÜTTNER <br />Cinematography: EDUARD STÜRMER <br />Editing: EDUARD STÜRMER, BETTINA BÜTTNER <br />Sound Design & Mixing: CORNELIA BÖHM <br />Color Grading: EDUARD STÜRMER <br /> <br />Producer: BETTINA BÜTTNER <br />Co-Producer: EDUARD STÜRMER <br />Production Company: KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND DESIGN, BÜTTNER & STÜRMER (co-production) <br /> <br />Buy now & Watch online <br />DVD Release DVD-Edition “La Collection Cinéma du Réel 2011”. <br /> <br />REVIEWS <br />“There’s a great impressionistic black- and-white film called »Kinder«, which was about German boys, maybe 6- to 10-year-old kids. These kids totally forgot the camera was there and it caught some intense moments of childhood.” <br />Darren Aronofsky, NYtimes.com, November 2011 <br /> <br />“Ein Film mit einer reifen, achtenden Teilnahme, welche das glasklare Bild des Missglücks, des Nichtgelingens von Heimerziehung wie Familienleben, an diesen Kindern zeigt, ohne Netz und ohne Boden. Ohne Sensation.” <br />Thomas Heise, film.hfg-karlsruhe.de, Mai 2011 <br /> <br />“Ein starker, berührender, bedrückender Film.” <br />Ralf Schenk, berliner-zeitung.de, März 2011 <br /> <br />“Ungewöhnlich und erfrischend.” <br />Julia Schweinberger, taz.de, März 2011 <br /> <br />“Le cinéma de Bettina Büttner n’a rien à voir avec la télé-réalité, où l’on résout toutes les peines par des aveux, à la manière des tribunaux ou des gendarmeries.” <br />asketoner, fromafrog.blogspot.com, März 2011 <br /> <br />AWARDS <br />Prix-Regard-Social at the film festival “Traces de Vies” 2011, Clermont-Ferrand, France <br />Nominated for the Margaret-Mead-Filmmaker-Award 2011, New York, USA