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Stolen Children

2025 · 97 min Documentary
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

Anna sees her daughter for the first time through a laptop screen. Ten years of searching, thousands of kilometers, and dozens of court hearings have led to this video call with the child taken from her. This 2025 documentary examines not just a personal tragedy, but a system where parental rights become bargaining chips. The film follows several families whose children were placed in foster care or institutions through controversial social service decisions. Lawyers, psychologists, and the parents themselves attempt to prove that the law can sometimes work against those it's meant to protect. The film balances on the edge of social investigation and intimate drama, revealing how bureaucratic machinery can shatter what is most sacred.

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Year 2025
Country Poland
Genre Documentary
Director Martyna Wojciechowska
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (3 votes)

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The director constructs the narrative through cross-cutting interviews and archival footage, creating the effect of collective testimony. The camera often remains static, allowing the subjects' emotions to take center stage without unnecessary sentimentality.

What lingers is a sense of injustice and a question about the limits of state intervention. A quiet gem for those who believe in documentary film as an instrument for social change. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Martyna Wojciechowska

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