KONFRONTACE

52 min, documentary, 2024

The Building Bridges project brings together perpetrators of crime with the victims of crime. Behind the walls of the prison in Jiřice near Nymburk, one such group tells stories that have fatally affected their lives in a conference room over the course of eight weeks. So-called restorative justice sees crime primarily as harm and the disruption of interpersonal relationships. It is in partnership with victims that offenders are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions. Not only is the will to listen to the other person necessary, but also the ability to consciously reflect on the causes and consequences of one's actions in a complex web of social contexts.
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Director: Jan Gebert
Producer: Martina Šantavá
Script: Jan Gebert
DOP: Stanislav Adam
Editing: Filip de Pina
Music: Pavel Jan
​Sound: Pavel Jan, Michal Gábor, Lukáš Kosek, Tomáš Matoušek
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