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Flowers Don't Grow Here

Synopsis

Flowers Don't Grow Here, told through the eyes of a gang of Ukrainian street children, offers an intimate and uncompromising portrayal of the young individuals paying the ultimate price for political reform. A life so at odds with 'New Europe': a childhood haunted by prostitution, addiction, crime, violence and murder.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
52 mins
Format
DV Cam
Director
Shira Pinson 1st Feature
Producer
Sarah Tierney
Editor
Nigel Galt
Director of Photography
Shira Pinson, Madeline Leeson
Composer
James Burrell, Brighterday Pictures

Genre

Scottish Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Clarity Productions

57-59 Woodside Terrace Lane
Glasgow G3 7YW
UK

T +44 (0)141 332 6400

info@producingclarity.com

Sales Company

Journeyman Pictures Ltd.

75A Walton Road
East Molesey
Surrey KT8 0DP
UK

T+44 (0)20 8941 9994

info@journeyman.tv

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