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Virtual
In-person
Available for screenings until
Jan 01, 2025
Available for screenings in
Worldwide
About the film
UNGUARDED takes us inside the walls of APAC, the revolutionary Brazilian prison system centered on the full recovery and rehabilitation of the person. Beginning in 1972, APAC founder Dr. Mario Ottoboni volunteered in some of Brazil’s worst prisons. Seeing men and women frequently return to a life of crime once they left prison, Dr. Ottoboni decided to found his own restorative justice-based system. The results have been extraordinary: while the crime rate and recidivism rates have continued to increase in Brazil's public prisons, within the APAC (Association for the Protection and Assistance of Convicts) system they have steadily decreased. UNGUARDED explores the unique method behind this system, now present in twenty three countries across four continents. Observing the daily lives of the “recuperandos” (recovering inmates) who live and work there, we see firsthand why—as one inmate puts it—“no one escapes from love."
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
0h 47m
Released
2020
Director
Simonetta D'Italia Wiener
Producer
Simonetta D'Italia-Wiener, T.J. Berden
Executive Producer
Giovanni Morricone
Awards & recognition
Thomas Edison Black Maria Festival 2020
Official Selection
European Cinematography Awards
Official Selection 2021
AFRFF Berlin Around International Film Festival 2020
Official Selection
Venice Shorts
Official Selection 2020
Tertio Millennio
Official Selection
LASA International Film Festival 2020
Semi- Finalist