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Chronicle of a Boy Alone
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Wikipedia article
'Chronicle of a Boy Alone' , also known as 'Chronicle of a Lonely Child', is a 1965 Argentine film directed by Leonardo Favio. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film.
Plot
Polin is an eleven-year-old troublemaker in reform school for unknown reasons. After suffering from harsh treatment at the hands of the staff there, Polin finally reaches a breaking point and snaps, punching one of the supervisors in the face. He is then sent to the police station where he is locked up in a cell and left alone. Polin soon breaks out and travels back to his hometown, a rural fishing village, where he meets up with his best friend and falls back into his old routinesmoking, pickpocketing, shoplifting, skinny dipping with his friends and picking fights with the neighborhood bulliesall the while trying to avoid a run-in with the law, which he knows is inevitable.
Cast
*Diego Puente as Poln
*Tino Pascali as Official of Justice
*scar Espndola as Physical Training
*Victoriano Moreira as Fiori
*Beto Gianola as Police
*Leonardo Favio as Fabin
*Mara Vaner as The Girl
Controversy
While on the surface a film about children, at the time of its release in 1965 the film was viewed by many as a critique on Argentina's regime. In addition to this, the film's brutal and realistic depiction of Argentina's state-run orphanages at the time caused a great deal of controversy.
The film also contains a controversial scene containing extensive, explicit nudity involving several young Argentine boys skinny dipping.
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