FILMGESPRÄCH - im Prinzip Familie

In the organizer's words:

In the presence of director Daniel Abma, followed by a discussion.

In a house on the shore of an idyllic lake, surrounded by dense forests, educators work in shifts in a residential group for children. Cooking, washing, shopping and taking the children to school and leisure activities in the van are just as much a part of their daily routine as listening, comforting, cuddling on the sofa, movie nights and reading bedtime stories. The educators do not want to be substitute parents, but still want to show what family togetherness can feel like. They offer role models and reliability, which the children all too often sorely miss, and all the children who live here have one thing in common: the desire to return home one day. The educators work tirelessly to achieve this, talking to guardians, parents and the youth welfare office, documenting, organizing, setting goals together and making appointments - and are often disappointed that these are not kept. What used to be the village is now the complex apparatus of child and youth welfare, and since the pandemic at the latest, the professional field has been considered relevant to the system, and yet the special and challenging work of the professionals, their tireless commitment to the well-being of the children, usually remains invisible. For over a year, IM PRINZIP FAMILIE provides an intimate insight into the everyday life of child and youth welfare and focuses on the people in the background who work day in, day out to give children what they need most: Security and someone who is on their side. (Source: distributor)

Germany 2024; Director: Daniel Abma

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