Little Criminals (film)
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Original title | Little Criminals |
Country of production | Canada |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1995 |
length | 91 minutes |
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Director | Stephen Surjik |
script | Dennis Foon |
production | Phil Savath |
music | Fred Mollin |
camera | Stephen Reizes |
cut | Alison Grace |
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Little Criminals is a 1995 Canadian film . The camera was mostly held in the hand, while the camera work is mainly held at eye level, this should ensure a realistic feeling.
action
Eleven year old Des and his friends engage in illegal activities such as vandalism, theft, setting fires, harassing people and using drugs. When Des meets Cory, they become good friends and commit crimes together. They feel that nothing and nobody can stop them. But then Des learns, during a conversation between the police and his mother, that he overhears by chance, who his father is: one of many educators in the home where the mother was housed as a young girl. That ends in a reform home, where he meets the psychologist Rita. Over time, Rita achieved success with her treatment at Des. After she has told Des that she is looking for a foster family for him, Des escapes when his friend Cory visits him shortly afterwards.
Both want to get out of town and they plan to rob Chet, a fence, to whom they sell their stolen property. During the robbery, Des accidentally kills Chet and threatens Cory. In the end, Cory is scared of Des and wants nothing more to do with him. Des, still on the run, goes to his house and sets it on fire. He goes into his room and hides in his closet. Here he continues to paint briefly on his picture and then falls asleep in the burning house.
Trivia
- The role of Des is Brendan Fletcher's debut role.
- Myles Ferguson (Cory) died in a car accident on September 29, 2000.
- The film was never checked or approved by the FSK .
Awards
Victories
- Gemini Awards : Best Picture Editing ( Alison Grace )
- Gemini Awards: Best Writing ( Dennis Foon )
- Geneva Cinema Tout Ecran: Stephen Surjik
- Leo Awards : Best Actor ( Brendan Fletcher )
- Leo Awards: Best Editing ( Alison Grace )
- Leo Awards: Best Production Design ( Lawrence Collett )
- Leo Awards: Best Screenwriter ( Dennis Foon )
- Writers Guild of Canada Award: Dennis Foon
Nominations
- Gemini Awards: Best Direction ( Stephen Surjik )
- Gemini Awards: Best Performance ( Brendan Fletcher )
- Gemini Awards: Best Performance (Supporting Role) ( Mimi Kuzyk )
- Gemini Awards: Best Performance (Supporting Role) ( Sabrina Grdevich )
- Gemini Awards: Best Photography ( Stephen Reizes )
- Gemini Awards: Best Production ( Lawrence Collett )
- Gemini Awards: Best Sounds ( Hans Fousek , Paul A. Sharpe , Bill Moore , Jacqueline Cristianini , Dean Giammarco , Anke Bakker )
- Gemini Awards: Best TV Movie ( Phil Savath )
- Leo Awards: Best Director ( Stephen Surjik )
- Leo Awards: Best Picture ( Phil Savath )
Web links
- Little Criminals in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- liga-kind.de
- Little Criminals in the Lexicon of International Films
- ofdb.de