Turn Off the Lights

April. 24,2012 NR

Rating：

7.4

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Woman Director Ex-con Character Study

Trailer Synopsis Cast

After years behind bars, three young men begin to rediscover lives of aggression and excess in their raucous Roma community. Among them is Alex, a captivating figure with a disturbingly blasé attitude toward violence, women, and guilt. In this absorbing documentary, offering a rare peek into contemporary Roma culture, Alex and his fellow ex-cons reconcile the outside world with the gray-shaded areas of morality with which they all struggle.

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