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The Last Years of Childhood

The Last Years of Childhood

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 19, 1979

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

Die letzten Jahre der Kindheit

Production Companies

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

Director

Norbert Kückelmann

Description

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.