oung people from a Montreal high school accept to share their life experiences and give some thoughts about the important place violence has taken into their life.
Scenario and direction : Mario Calvé et Anne-Marie Turcotte MAS Video Film Productions © 2006
Caroline, Charles, Sabrina et Jean-David had to endure during their childhood, different forms of violence. At the the dawn of adulthood, what have they become? Have they found solutions to pull through from it? From now on, which attitude do they adopt when they are confronted to violence? (22 min.)
This second episode shall address, in particular, the presence of violence in love relationships, violence that we inflict to ourselves and the necessity to whether or not express it and the ability to speak about it. Through poignant and truthful testimonies, we examine love that hurts. (22 min.)
Gangs, taxing, racism, intolerance, intimidation, a journey in the central point of teenage violence School, society’s microcosm packed with a multitude of symbols and codes which often impose its own laws. Is it the law of the fittest? (22 min.)
A world without violence, an utopian ideal? Within these violent behaviors, what are the cultural and the medias share of responsibilities? Are we going to learn from the past or is history condemned to repeat its self? (22 min.)