 There is likely no class of criminals more despised in society than sex offenders--at least I can’t think of another group that is hunted for sport on television through shows like Dateline NBC’s “To Catch a Predator.” Typically imprisoned and released back to society with specific rules about where they can live, those “predators” may end up at places like Florida Justice Transitions, a trailer park and rehabilitation center housing 120 registered sex offenders in St. Petersburg, FL. Swedish-Danish filmmaking couple Frida and Lasse Barkfors set out to document the stories of some of these (mostly) men and women in Pervert Park. Skating a fine line between portraying the sex offenders as both criminals and victims, the Barkfors reveal the legal complexity of sexual crimes and the wide range of life experiences (including widespread abuse and neglect as children) that comprise a typical sex offender registry. Sympathetic and sobering, Pervert Park does not sensationalize its subjects or their deviant behaviors. It presents sexual criminals as any other class of criminals--broken, remorseful, hopeful, and resilient. Occasionally disjointed, Pervert Park is still a frank and objective look at people outcast from society, trying to find their way back in. |  MSPIFF Tuesday, April 21, 5:30pm Friday, April 24, 5:15pm Directors: Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors Producers: Frida Barkfors, Anne Köhncke Writers: Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors Cinematography: Lasse Barkfors Editing: Lasse Barkfors, Signe Kaufmann Music: Julian Winding Runtime: 77m. Genre: Documentary Country: Denmark/Sweden/USA Premiere: November 6, 2014 - CPH: DOX |
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