The provocativeness in Sparta is not necessarily in Ewald’s actions, but in the sympathetic, or at least non-judgmental, view that the film shows toward its main character. The film’s villains instead are more plainly the children’s absent, abusive fathers or the system that neglects these youngsters to the extent that they fall willingly into the arms of a would-be predator.
Production Company
Arte France Cinéma,
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR),
Coproduction Office,
Essential Filmproduktion GmbH,
Parisienne de Production,
Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH