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TeenagersatasecondaryschoolintheCanadianprovinces.Atimebetweenchildhoodandadulthoodwhereboundariesaretestedandoverstepped.Onedaythey’restilldrawingtattoosontheirarmswithfelttipsandmakingpapier-mâchéfishinclass,thenextsmokingbetweenlessons,easilycapableofpointingoutthelocalpotdealer.Thisparticularaspectoftheirdailyreality–breakingrules,disciplineproblemsatschoolandconflictswithotherstudents–shinethroughinthelongconversationsconductedbetweentheadolescentsandtheirsocialworkers.Theschoolislessinterestinginthiscontextasaneducationalinstitutionthanassociety’slastchanceofhavinganimpactonitsyoung.Justastheyarecollectivelyvaccinatedhereagainstdiseases,thisisalsowheretheyhavemoralguidelinesforhowtolivetogetherinsocietylaidoutforthem.<br/> Thefilm’sownapproachhasnothingtodowithsocialeducationhowever.Itscalmlyobservedconversationsandcarefullycomposedimagesoftheteenagersintheirfreetimearticulateasenseofinterestandempathyforthisoddperiodinlife,contenttopatientlywatchthesweetbirdofyouthinitsattemptstotakeflight.(Berlinale2014)