The Children of Korntal

2024

1h 30m

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Overview

In Korntal, a small town of 9,000 souls in Baden-Württemberg, hundreds of children were abused in the homes of the Evangelical Brethren since the 1950s. Forced labour, physical punishment and sexualised violence were the order of the day. To date, more than 150 former children have broken their silence, more than 80 perpetrators have been identified. Because the latter covered for each other and the neighbours looked away, the children were defenceless against the abuse for decades. When the scandal was exposed in 2013, the community and the village were hostile at first: That which must not be cannot be. It was only when the pressure from the outside grew that the community initiated a process of dealing with the scandal. But it is controversial: victims are re-traumatised, their statements doubted. To this day the children from Korntal are fighting for investigation and compensation.

Status: Released

Language: DE

Production Information

Production Companies

Bildersturm Filmproduktion GmbH

Production Countries

Germany

Spoken Languages

German

Quick Facts

Original Title	Die Kinder aus Korntal
Release Date	September 26, 2024
Status	Released
Language	DE

Cast

Key Crew

Julia Charakter

Director

Julia Charakter

Writer

Birgit Schulz

Producer

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