Emiliano Granada Picked up last week by Latido Films in what was reportedly a competitive bidding situation, Fred Baillif’s third fiction feature “The Fam” won this morning the coveted Berlinale Generation 14Plus Grand Prix.A heart aching examination of the juvenile care system, it plows a blurred line between documentary and fiction.
Baillif, a former social worker himself, teases remarkable performances out of a cast given they are natural actors who live at a Geneva care home working with them over two years.The result is a deeply empathetic observation that embraces without flinching the raw emotion of its characters, threading a frightening statement on sexual abuse.Produced by Freshprod and RTS, in collaboration with Luna Films and.
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