Turn Off the Lights

Turn Off the Lights

77 mins | Documentary | April 24, 2012

After years behind bars, three young men begin to rediscover lives of aggression and excess in their raucous Roma community. Among them is Alex, a captivating figure with a disturbingly blasé attitude toward violence, women, and guilt. In this absorbing documentary, offering a rare peek into contemporary Roma culture, Alex and his fellow ex-cons reconcile the outside world with the gray-shaded areas of morality with which they all struggle.

Turn Off the Lights

77 mins | Documentary | April 24, 2012

Turn Off the Lights
After years behind bars, three young men begin to rediscover lives of aggression and excess in their raucous Roma community. Among them is Alex, a captivating figure with a disturbingly blasé attitude toward violence, women, and guilt. In this absorbing documentary, offering a rare peek into contemporary Roma culture, Alex and his fellow ex-cons reconcile the outside world with the gray-shaded areas of morality with which they all struggle.
Producers Strada Film, Digital Cube
Original title Lumea in patratele
Directors Ivana Mladenović
Writers Ivana Mladenović, Bianca Oana