Thieves of Innocence

Thieves of Innocence (2005)

Les voleurs d'enfance

Every year in Quebec, 25,000 reports of children being beaten, sexually abused or abandoned are retained by the Directorate of Youth Protection. And nearly 40% of babies who die in the province to die because of the violence of their parents. This explains the fact that nearly 30,000 children are supported by the DPJ until the age of 18. But this government agency is in a position to meet the needs of young people? Journalist and documentary filmmaker Paul Arcand presents the testimonies of children and adult victims of abuse of all kinds, and interviews politicians, social workers and members of the judiciary on their perception of the problem. In addition, Arcand denounces the carelessness of a bureaucratic system that does not always seem to be concerned about the well-being of those for whom they are responsible.

Date of release
2005-10-07
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Paul Arcand

Casting

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Thieves of Innocence is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Paul Arcand and released in 2005. An exploration of Quebec's system of child protection, the film profiles several past and present wards of the system, presenting an argument that the agency is highly bureaucratic and failing many of the children it attempts to serve.

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