The Conquest of Inner Freedom / Die Eroberung der inneren Freiheit

The Conquest of Inner Freedom

Tegel prison in Berlin, Germany, permitted a unique experiment in 2000 which saw serious criminals engaging in philosophy. For a whole year we accompany hardened convicts who use Socratic dialogues to question themselves and their own value systems. This is a serious undertaking, for the conquest of inner freedom takes place in the violent atmosphere of a prison where both internal and external resistance must be overcome.

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Details

Country of Production
Germany

Year of Production
2009

Format
35mm, Digi Beta Pal

Length
80 min

Director
Aleksandra Kumorek and Silvia Kaiser

Production
Gegenlicht Filmproduktion in co-production with Tschagga-Filmproduktion, WDR and SWR

Original Language
German

Subtitles
English

Festivals / Awards

DOK Leipzig 2009 (Prize of the Youth Jury of the Filmschule Leipzig e.V.)
One World HRFF Prague 2010
achtung berlin – new berlin film award 2010
nominated for Prix Europa 2011 / category TV Documentary