Kinder

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  • InBettinaBüttner’sexquisitelyluciddo… InBettinaBüttner’sexquisitelyluciddocumentaryKinder(Kids),childhooddysfunction,loneliness,andpent-upemotionrunwildatanall-boysgrouphomeinsouthernGermany.Thechildreninternedhereincludeten-year-oldsMarvinandTommy.Marvin,fiddlingwithaminiplasticLegosword,explainsmatter-of-factlytothecamera,“Thisisaknife.Youuseittocutstomachsopen.”Dennis,whoisevenyounger,isseeninahystericfit,mimickingsomepornographicscene.Boyswillbeboys,butinnocenceisdisproportionatelysparehere.Choosingnottodwellontheharshspecifics,Büttnerrevealsthedisconcertingmannerinwhichtraumaticepisodescanmanifestthemselvesinthemundane—agameofLego,HideandSeek,orTruthorDare.Filmedinlapidaryblack-and-white,Büttner’sfascinatingfilmshedslightonchildhoodfromtheboys’characteristicallydisadvantagedperspective—onenotyetfullycognizant—leavingmuchethicallytoponderover