Warrendale

The Cannes prize-winner they dare not show on TV.

Duration: 101 min
Release date: 1967-06-07
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Filmed over five weeks at the Warrendale residential treatment center near Toronto, "Warrendale" observes twelve emotionally disturbed children and the staff who care for them. Working without narration, interviews, or direction, Allan King records daily life as it unfolds, establishing what he later described as “actuality drama.”

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Warrendale

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