Confrontation

synopsis

The Building Bridges project brings together perpetrators of crime with the victims of crime. Behind the walls of the prison in Jiřice near Nymburk, one such group tells stories that have fatally affected their lives in a conference room over the course of eight weeks. So-called restorative justice sees crime primarily as harm and the disruption of interpersonal relationships. It is in partnership with victims that offenders are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions. Not only is the will to listen to the other person necessary, but also the ability to consciously reflect on the causes and consequences of one's actions in a complex web of social contexts.

“Restorative justice is a concept, a movement, and a modern vision of criminal justice policy that says that crime does not primarily violate legal norms, but causes harm and disrupts interpersonal relationships.”

Source: Restorativní justice

biography

Jan Gebert (1981) is a Czech filmmaker and journalist. He received a special jury prize at Ji.hlava for his documentary Stone Games (2012). The audience also had the opportunity to see his film The Květná Farm (2023). When the War Comes (2018) won him the Czech Film Critics' Award.

more about film

director:	Jan Gebert
producer:	Martina Šantavá
script:	Jan Gebert
photography:	Stanislav Adam
editing:	Filip de Pina
music:	Pavel Jan
sound:	Pavel Jan, Michal Gábor, Lukáš Kosek, Tomáš Matoušek

contact

Martina Šantavá / Česká televize martina.santava@ceskatelevize.cz