35th Locarno International Film Festival

06.08.1982 to 15.08.1982
Locarno

Awards

Directed by:
1982

This film is the passion of a young man who lives through a terrible calvary in prison. It is the denunciation of an environment and a prison system which partly destroyed this man. It is also a meticulous and realistic inquiry into the last months in the life of a drug addict. At the same time it is a respectful, open and sometimes tender look at a closed situation, at characters who are never stereotyped.

The Wedding
Directed by:
1982

The author has used a wedding ceremony where different social classes mingled to depict the complexity of the relationships which form the tissue of a society marked by violence and injustice. He suggests the possibility of a change in social structures with a view to improving human relations.