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Tattooed Tears

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Directors Nicholas Broomfield and Joan Churchill film a California youth detention center/training school.

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Stephen Farber New West/California Broomfield and Churchill capture the oppressiveness of the daily routines, along with some hair-raising dramatic encounters that illustrate the tension between the inmates and their guardians. Nov 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member In this haunting documentary film maker Nick Broomfield spends thirteen weeks charting the lives of teenagers inside a maximum security juvenile correctional facility in California. Broomfield was able to capture many intriguing moments and insights into some of the inmates, so much so that to this day I still wonder what became of them. The grainy colour of the film stock that was used for most of the footage combined with the unnatural light given off by the facility's fluorescent lights contributes to an overall atmosphere of dread that is thick enough to cut with a knife. Tattooed Tears was one of Nick Broomfield's earliest films and showcases the talents of a promising young film maker who went on to make Kurt and Courtney, Biggie and Tupac, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer and The Battle for Haditha. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Directors Nicholas Broomfield and Joan Churchill film a California youth detention center/training school.
Director
Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
Production Co
Gugo Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 9, 2016
Runtime
1h 25m