Sebastian Bleisch Golden Boys Guide

Bleisch's filmmaking career came to an abrupt halt on , when he was arrested during the filming of a scene involving five boys in a hangar in Ludwigslust . Some parents of his models had become suspicious and alerted the police, who had launched a criminal investigation. On May 20, 1997 , the regional court in Schwerin sentenced Sebastian Bleisch to two and a half years' detention for having used adolescents still under the age of 16 in his films. He was able to avoid conviction on more serious charges after his defense argued that the teenagers had approached him willingly and that no psychological harm had occurred.

The case forced German and Czech authorities to tighten laws regarding the recruitment of minors for adult media and the cross-border distribution of illegal material. sebastian bleisch golden boys

This marked the beginning of a five-year period during which Bleisch directed approximately featuring over 160 models aged 14 to 18 . His first commercial film, Die Knabenburg (The Boys' Castle), was released in 1991. Other titles in his filmography include Pfadfinderschlacht (Scouts' Battle), Die Boys vom Bahnhof (The Boys from the Station), Steinzeitbengel (Stone Age Boys), and *Rembrandt Jr.. Bleisch's filmmaking career came to an abrupt halt