The Shadow of a City (1971)

The degenerate alcoholics, the men and women of the beaches, themselves speak openly about their lives and problems. Through their stories, a picture emerges of those on the periphery of society who succumbed to alcohol because of war or difficult living conditions. They are aware of their own State; reason is still there, but the Will is lacking. The film is a cry for help on behalf of humans, it is a dispassionate and honest description of the position of degenerate alcoholics in Finnish society in the early 1970s.

Released Feb. 3, 1971 32 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: tmdb.alcoholism, tmdb.poverty, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.outsider, imdb.alcohol, imdb.society, imdb.social-problem + 3 more, imdb.homelessness, imdb.alcoholism, imdb.alienation