Country: Argentina, Spain, Netherlands
Year: 2008
Duration: 90'
Simón Pedro, a 18-year-old prisoner, is transferred to the Penitentiary “Evangelism is the religion that is making efforts the most to recruits
Unit 25, the only church-prison in the world. Simón comes from an
ordinary jail, where thousands of prisoners stay in little overcrowded
rooms and murders and rapes happen everyday. In the Unit 25
everything seems to be different. The atmosphere is calm and the
prisoners seem relaxed. But to enjoy the benefits of this peaceful jail,
Simón will be forced to convert to evangelism through an intense and
wearing religious indoctrination.
of new members in South America and the number of believers
is growing extremely fast. The conversion is advantageous for the
prisoner of the Unit 25 and it is also a sort of transaction; as a matter
of fact, when they accept the rules they can live their detention more
quietly. But what must these people give in exchange for what
they obtain? Should not the imposition of a certain vision of the world
be considered as a form of violence?”
Biography
film director
Alejo Hoijman
Alejo Hoijman (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1972) began to work in the film industry with the Argentinian director Pino Solanas when he was only 19. He edited many feature and
documentary films and he was director of some TV programs for the main Argentinian TV stations. He debuted as a director with the documentary film Denero hecho en casa. He is currently attending his last year of the Master in Arts, Cinema and Theatre of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Buenos Aires.
FILMOGRAFIA
La Centuria (doc., TV, 2001), Dinero hecho en casa (doc., 2004), Unidad 25 (Unit 25, doc., 2008).
Cast
& Credits
regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura, montaggio/director, story, screenplay, film editing Alejo Hoijman
fotografia/cinematography Gastón Girod
suono/sound Jesica Suarez
produttori/producers Hugo Castro Fau, Luis Angel Ramirez
produzione/production Lagarto Cine, Astronauta Films
fotografia/cinematography Gastón Girod
suono/sound Jesica Suarez
produttori/producers Hugo Castro Fau, Luis Angel Ramirez
produzione/production Lagarto Cine, Astronauta Films