Web Junkie

China is one of the first countries in the world to call Internet addiction a clinical disorder. The authorities therefore set up 400 centres to help young people overcome this addiction. In the withdrawal camps, teenagers are under the permanent supervision of psychologists and physicians and their daily routine is reminiscent of a military drill. Will the methods of the Chinese therapists succeed? The film explores the lives of Chinese teenagers, mostly single children from dysfunctional families, who due to their inability to resist the attractions of cyberspace turn their backs on their loved ones and friends. (One World)