简介：Colombia'sBogotahasoneofthehighestcrimeratesintheworld.InthisdocumentarydirectorJorgeCaballerofocusesononedayatacourtinthecity;hearingsareheardandsentenceshandeddownforsmallmisdemeanoursthatunderlocallawareregardedasseriouscrimes.Mostscenesfeatureinterviewswithdefenceattorneysanddefendants,revealingboththecrimewhichtheyhave(orhavenot)committedandtheirlivingstandard.Colombiancriminallawisextremelystrict:forinstance,thetheftofabottleofcolognecanleadtotwoyearsinjail.Highsentencesforbanalinfractions-whichthewholecourtmachineryfeedsoff-are,however,automaticallyreducedoroverturnedifthedefendantpleadsguilty.ForthatreasoncrimesolutionfiguresinBogotaareveryhigh.Defencelawyershearverysimilarstorieseveryday:theirclientsincludepeoplewithlowincomes,sometimesjobless,oftenhomeless,drugaddictsorthosesupportinglargefamilies.Iftheyescapeprisontoday,howlongwillitbebeforetheyreturntocourt?Thecamerasensitivelyfollowshearingsandverdicts.Betweenindividualstoriesitexploresthecourtbuilding,whichalternatesbetweenbustlingperiodsandquietlulls.Theonlyexitsaretofreedom-oranover-crowdedcell.…