| Burglars
(1999)
Exploring the crime and social effects
of theft, Burglars focuses on Norman and John, two
ageing burglars who talk at length about their prolific pilfering
careers. They discuss how they feel about their illicit profession
and their victims. Norman claims to feel remorse and visits
a victim to apologise.
We meet the victims of burglary. Old
ladies whose pension books have been stolen. Families whose
treasured heirlooms are gone for good. The woman who has been
burgled three times in one month. People simply afraid to
leave their homes for fear of being ransacked.
We meet the police who are first
on the scene, and hear from them about the growing role that
drugs play in burglary. An addict who robs for drug money
and steals from his own family is arrested and interviewed
by the police.
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