Screenings

Tuesday 03/18 19:00

Cinema of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic

Language: Dutch, English, French, German, Korean, Spanish
Subtitles: Czech, English

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International Adoptions: A Global Scandal

(International Adoptions: A Global Scandal)

An excited crowd greets children as flight attendants carry them from the plane. For 60 years the media has portrayed “orphan rescue missions” in this way. But the TV images conceal the shocking reality of the international adoption trade.

Under the supervision of governments, social workers and adoption agencies, children from Africa, Chile, South Korea and Nepal were taken from their biological parents and transported to countries in the West, where they were given forged documents and new identities.

Once adults, the adoptees of Western families search for their identity. Many discover that their adoption was an illegal transaction. With the help of legal, journalistic and administrative staff, they untangle the international network through which they lost their chance to grow up with their biological parents.

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Basic information about the film

Title	International Adoptions: A Global Scandal
Original Title	International Adoptions: A Global Scandal
Original Language	Dutch, English, French, German, Korean, Spanish
Subtitles	Czech, English
Premiéra	Czech premiere
Film type	Full-length documentary
Year of Production	2024
Country of Origin	France
Length	91 min.
Director	Christine Tournadre, Sonia Gonzalez
Sales	Java Films Donatien Pierda donatien@javafilms.tv

Guests attending the post-screening debate

Anna Kotvalová

Moderator

Marek Medeiros

Alternative Family Care Centre

Petra Jonášková

Office for International Legal Protection of Children

Alice Trávníková

Office for International Legal Protection of Children

All screenings

03/18 19:00

Cinema of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
Sněmovní 4, Praha 1

Discussion
Anna Kotvalová, Moderator
Marek Medeiros, Alternative Family Care Centre
Petra Jonášková, Office for International Legal Protection of Children
Alice Trávníková, Office for International Legal Protection of Children

Tickets

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Prague Municipal Library – Small Hall
Mariánské nám. 1, Praha 1

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