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Thieves of Innocence

7.0/10(3)
2005
90 min
No Trailer
Documentary

Overview

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.

Production

Cinémaginaire

Cast & Characters

Paul Arcand as Self

Paul Arcand

Self

Nathalie Simard as Self

Nathalie Simard

Self

Dan Bigras as Self

Dan Bigras

Self

Pauline Marois as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pauline Marois

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

René Lévesque as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

René Lévesque

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directors & Crew

P

Paul Arcand

Writer

P

Paul Arcand

Director

D

Denise Robert

Producer

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