Death of a Boy

Death of a Boy is a short film produced by Arcada University of Applied Sciences. It is a Finnish, Swedish and Albanian language minority film. The film follows Albert, twelve, who is very shy and insecure. His older brother Jon decides to help Albert out of his shell by bringing him along to a boxing gym. In doing so Albert is brought into an unwelcoming environment. In the gym aggression is respected and the violence is controlled through disciplined practice. As Albert participates in the boxing training there's a feeling that violence is looming in the air. To everyone's surprise it erupts through Albert.