Warrendale

The Cannes prize-winner they dare not show on TV.

An unflinching cinéma vérité portrait of emotionally disturbed children and their caregivers, balancing clinical observation with genuine human connection and moments of crisis.

Filmed over five weeks at the Warrendale residential treatment center near Toronto, "Warrendale" observes twelve emotionally disturbed children and the staff who care for them. Working without narration, interviews, or direction, Allan King records daily life as it unfolds, establishing what he later described as “actuality drama.”