René - The Prisoner of Freedom

TheCzechcriminalRenéisfindingitdifficulttogostraight.Roamingfromjobtoshelter,fromwomantowoman,hediscoversthatlivinghonestlyisalotmoredifficultthanjuststealingsomethingeveryonceinawhile.In1989,filmmakerHelenaTřeštíkovástartedfilmingthethen18-year-olddelinquent,ultimatelyresultinginthe2008filmRené,whichfollowshislifeinsideandoutsideprison.ThissequeltothatfilmbeginswiththepremiereofRenéandtheensuingstormofmediaattention.<br/>　　Intheyearsthatfollowed,TřeštíkovácontinuedtofilmRené’sdailylifeandhisexistentialreflections,withinterveningpausesofseveralmonths.Sofar,hisnewlyacquirednationalstatusas“lovablecriminal”hasbroughthimfewbenefits,exceptfortheattentionoffemalefans.Willhemanagetokeepoutofjailthistime?<br/>　　Hispersonalmottotattooedonhisneck:“FuckOfPeople”[sic]seemstobefadingashegrowsolderandmorefriendly.Renégraduallystartsfindinghiswayinamoresociallyapprovedwayoflife—andeveninlove.