France's Stolen Children
Our World · Season 2018 · Episode 4
More than two thousand children were taken to France from the Indian Ocean island of Reunion between the 1960s and early 1980s as part of a French government plan to repopulate rural areas. Promised a betterlife, and an education, many suffered sexual and physical abuse. Some, now middle aged, are seeking an apology and compensation from the French state. For Our World, Katie Razzall travels from France to R�ion with two women searching for the families they lost more than 50 years ago.
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Season
2018
Episode
4
Air Date
02/Feb/2018
Air Time
21:30
Runtime
30 min
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More than two thousand children were taken to France from the Indian Ocean island of Reunion between the 1960s and early 1980s as part of a French government plan to repopulate rural areas. Promised a betterlife, and an education, many suffered sexual and physical abuse. Some, now middle aged, are seeking an apology and compensation from the French state. For Our World, Katie Razzall travels from France to R�ion with two women searching for the families they lost more than 50 years ago.
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