Warrendale

"The Cannes prize-winner they dare not show on TV."

Oct 19 1968 N/A 1h 40m
Documentary

This ground-breaking cinéma-vérité classic documents five weeks in the lives of twelve residents of a home for emotionally disturbed children. It is the first in the form that King later described as actuality drama. All the action is spontaneous and undirected, with neither interviews nor narration. The theme is the outrage of life. The children asked the filmmakers, Why is it that whenever pictures of us are put in the papers, our faces are blacked out. What is so awful about us that we cant be seen? They wanted to be filmed so that they could be seen.

Plot

Chronicles 7-weeks in the lives of 12 emotionally disturbed children and their therapist's experimental method of treatment at the Toronto-area Warrendale facility.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Allan King

Cast

Martin Fischer

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

Allan King Associates

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins

Scores
# of Votes
619
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA