State Owned Children

State Owned Children (2021)

September 1st, 20210h 53min

Documentary, History, War
80%

Overview

Following in the footsteps of two women in search of their origins, this documentary lifts the veil on a little-known page of the post-war era: the adoption, as part of a cross-border program, of thousands of children born during the French occupation of Germany.


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