| 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. |
| Release Date: |
Jun 07, 1967 |
| Director: |
Allan King
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| Writer: |
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| Genres: |
Documentary
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| Keywords |
toronto, canada,
children's home,
mental illness,
cinéma vérité,
group home,
youth mental health,
teen mental health
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| Production Companies |
CBC,
Allan King Associates
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
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| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026
Entered: Apr 27, 2024
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