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| Directed by | Ulrich Seidl |
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| Edited by | Monika Willi |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
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| Budget | €4.5 million[1] |
Sparta is a 2022 drama film directed by Ulrich Seidl. It depicts an Austrian man named Ewald who is a non-offending pedophile and teaches judo to boys in Romania. The film is the second in a diptych; the other film, Rimini, centres on Ewald's brother.[2]
On 2 September 2022, Der Spiegel published allegations by crew members, child actors, and their guardians that children were exploited on set and that their guardians were not sufficiently informed about the film's subject.[3] The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was scheduled to have its world premiere, cancelled the screenings in light of the allegations. It premiered in competition at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 18 September 2022.
- ^ Fonseca, Rodrigo (27 September 2024). "Ulrich Seidl: 'Não deixo de filmar por medo'". C7nema (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Rimini" (PDF). Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ Beier, Lars-Olav; von Laffert, Bartholomäus; Müller, Pascale; Marinescu, Delia (2 September 2022). "Accusations of Child Exploitation Haunt Austrian Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl". Spiegel International. Retrieved 4 September 2022.