France's German Children

by Anja Unger
  • 2021 Un film à la Patte
  • 2021 Un film à la Patte
  • 2021 Un film à la Patte

    Synopsis

    Germany, after 1945: thousands of 'occupation babies' are born. Their mothers are German, their farthers from one of the occupation armies. British, Americans and Russians regard these children as a private matter - but not the French. They see a 'national treasure' to be brought home for adoption - an ambitious but scandalous project to stimulate France's demographic development. Robbed of their German identity, many adoptive children still know little about their roots. 
    'Enfants d'État' accompanies two women trying to reconstruct the first years of their lives in Germany.

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Anja Unger

    Producer

    Agnès Trintzius