The Children of Korntal

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 26, 2024

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Bildersturm Filmproduktion GmbH

Director

Julia Charakter

Writer

Julia Charakter

Producer

Birgit Schulz

Cinematography

Jonas Eckert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt29485508