Corinne Kuenzli’s documentary examines children placed in Swiss care during the 1980s through archival research and intimate testimony. Following families who sift through dossiers, photographs and official records, the film maps the long traces of silence, institutional violence and solitude that shape generations. Kuenzli adopts a patient, investigative gaze—combining close-up interviews and documentary artifacts—to listen as survivors and relatives rebuild narratives. The result is a restrained, textured film about memory, accountability and the fragile work of reconnection.
Followed by a discussion (in French) with Joëlle Droux, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the History of Education at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Geneva.
In Swiss German (original version), with French subtitles.