Kim Longinotto’s newest film is set at England’s Mulberry Bush School, founded by Barbara Dockar- Drysdale who developed unique methods for working with children suffering through severe emotional trauma. The director spent a year filming these children, who are prone to sudden, violent outbursts, and their teachers, who display enormous restraint and sensitivity. The children’s problems are real, deep and stubborn, but the long arc of recovery is clear, with hope for these troubled children just over the horizon.
Production WOMEN MAKE MOVIES
AUDIO: English
SUBTITLE: Romanian
awards and festivals
2007 –Int’l Doc FF, Amersterdam, Special Jury Prize 2007 – Britspotting, Berlin, Best Documentary Award 2007 – Birds Eye View, Best Documentary Award