One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival,

The Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU,

People in Need and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

invite you to the screening of : BAGATELLE

Bagatelle

A documentary by Jorge Caballero Ramos / Spain / 2008 / 68 min.

Monday May 4, at 20.30

__At the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU 15, rue Caroly 1050 -Bruxelles__

as seating is limited, please Register to guarantee a place.

The film will be introduced by Jimena Reyes, FIDH Director of the Americas Desk.

The screening is free of charge and will be followed by a debate hosted by :

''Luis Guillermo Pérez Casas, Executive Secretary of CIFCA, Secretary General of the FIDH

Jimena Reyes, FIDH Director of the Americas Desk''

Synopsis

Colombia’s Bogota has one of the highest crime rates in the world. In this documentary director Jorge Caballero focuses on one day at a court in the city; hearings are heard and sentences handed down for small misdemeanours that under local law are regarded as serious crimes. The camera sensitively follows hearings and verdicts. Between individual stories it explores the court building, which alternates between bustling periods and quiet lulls. The only exits are to freedom – or an over-crowded cell.

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