Stolen childhood
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Stolen childhood |
| Original title | No Child of Mine |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Kosminsky |
| script | Guy Hibbert |
| production | Peter Kosminsky, Simon Lewis , Ian Scaife |
| music | Colin Holton |
| camera | Mike Shrimpton |
| cut | Chris Ridsdale |
| occupation | |
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Stolen Childhood is a 1997 film drama directed by Peter Kosminsky that tells the true story of Kerry, who was sexually abused for years as a child.
action
The film is about 13-year-old Kerry (her last name is not given for her own protection), who is played by Brooke Kinsella, then 12. Kerry is in the 6th grade, at home she has to endure the constant arguments of her parents who eventually split up. Shortly after the separation, the mother's new life partner moves in and begins to abuse Kerry physically and sexually, but her mother also occasionally participates in the abuse. Kerry's father Jim, who works in construction, tries to drive her into prostitution, something that is still unknown to her until her father "lends her" to some truck drivers.
Kerry's situation at home worsens when Jim beat up both Linda and her life partner for molesting Kerry. As a result, Kerry does not return home. One of her teachers suddenly becomes aware of her situation and tries to get her placed with child care. Additionally, Kerry's teacher, social worker, and friends are trying to file charges of sexual and physical abuse against her mother and partner. However, prosecutors later refused to pursue the case due to lack of evidence on the allegations. Kerry is placed in a foster home, but overreacting causes damage, destroys property and causes chaos, making it impossible for her foster parents to keep her.
Kerry then goes to a children's home. There she is seduced by a pimp loitering in front of the children's home and starts selling herself for money. A social worker in the children's home is now beginning to sexually abuse her too. Since Kerry feels helpless, she visits her teacher more and more often and tries to move in with him, but the latter refuses because he cannot take care of her. However, he consults a friend who also works in child welfare to have Kerry put somewhere else where she is more safely kept. But her case cannot be preferred to cases of other children.
At the end of the film, Kerry escapes and finds a smaller but also expensive children's home in a more rural area of Great Britain. There they refuse to accept the money they have earned with prostitution, but they accept it. Marked by her trauma, she is silent for the first few days. When she finally starts to trust people, she also starts talking about what she had to endure.
criticism
"Study based on actual events of a" career of abuse "which shocks with its relentless openness and paints the gloomy picture of a world in which a child has to lose all trust in his adult caregivers."
"Can't watch, must watch"
background
The film is based on a true story.
Web links
- Stolen childhood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stolen childhood in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Can't watch, must watch . In: Suzanne Moore . The Independent. October 23, 2011.
- ^ TV movie Stolen Childhood
- ↑ Stolen childhood. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 15, 2018 .