Films by Stefan Oliveira - Pita

Germany 2010, 78 min
by Carolin Schmitz

The people that tell their story in this film are alcoholics. Beyond that they are lawyers bureaucrats, home makers, managers, colleagues and mothers."Portraits of German Alcoholics" explores the life stories and the survival strategies of people who are trying to arrange their daily lives around an addiction.The personal stories contrast, cross and unite with model-like imagery of settings reflecting a supposedly intact society. Residential subdivisions, working environments in factories, etc.