State Owned Children

2021•53m•

★8.0(2 ratings)

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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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Anja Unger

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adoptionlooking for birth parentsgerman occupationgerman occupation of francepost warpost war lifebiological parentssearch for motheroccupied france (1940-44)adoptive parentinternational adoptionsearch for fathersearching for biological parents

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The original title is "Enfants d'État : nés sous l'occupation" (DE).

State Owned Children

2021•53m•

★8.0(2 ratings)

DocumentaryHistoryWar

Overview

Director

Anja Unger

Watchlist

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Anja Unger

Keywords

Did You Know?

The original title is "Enfants d'État : nés sous l'occupation" (DE).

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Movie Information

Original Title:

Enfants d'État : nés sous l'occupation

Status:

Released

Language:

Deutsch

Country of Origin:

Germany, France

Production Companies:

SWR/Arte

France Télévisions

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State Owned Children

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Did You Know?

State Owned Children

Overview

Director

Full Crew

Direction

Keywords

Did You Know?

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