State Owned Children (2021)
• September 1st, 2021 • 0h 53min
Documentary, History, War
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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