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Documentary: International Adoptions: A Global Scandal

  • West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street West Newton, MA, 02465 United States (map)

2024 | Chile, France, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland | 90MIN

DIRECTOR: Christine Tournadre & Sonia Gonzalez

CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Cinema Screening w/English Subtitles
Special Video Introduction by Director Christine Tournadre.
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Over the past sixty years, over a million ‘orphans’ were adopted by Western families from around the world. Now many are discovering their past was a lie. From the children who were stolen from their mothers during the Pinochet dictatorship, to Africa’s fake orphans, international adoption is at the heart of an unprecedented scandal. We join investigative journalists, activists and researchers in South Korea, Sweden, France, Chile, Germany, Holland and Switzerland. How did this colossal, lucrative market manage to prosper? And why does it live on today?

Earlier Event: May 17
El Aguila Descalza - Clase Mela
Later Event: May 18
Los Amigos Invisibles