Neukölln-Aktiv (2012)

• 66%
• 2012

Without graduation and no prospect of vocational training young males entre 17 et 25 are outsiders en a laboratoire-oriented society. The Job Center and the Youth Welfare Service of Berlin's district Neukoelln fund a small team of teachers and social workers who work full time in order to 'activate' the young men. The film observes the measure 'Neukoelln-Active' with a Direct Cinema approach over a period of three months. It shows fairly successful attempts and hollow rite de l'imposition of discipline and social-pedagogical d'intervention that go far beyond the scope of the 'activation mesure". It also shows the institutions troubled relations to the sponsor of the program, oms foster a questionable attitude towards administering the young 'customers'.