The Child Crusades - Barefoot to the Promised Land

Overview

It was a fateful expedition into the unknown. 50.000 children marched along the banks of the Rhine and the Loire Rivers dressed in rags, dragged themselves barefoot across the snow-covered Alps. They reached the shores of the Mediterranean in a state of exhaustion, and were loaded onto shady ships and ended up as slaves at North African markets. The film snatches the stirring fate of these children from the realm of the forgotten and gives them back their dignity on the pages of history.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2006

Original language

German

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Germany

Production

ARTE,ZDF,Zauberberg Filmproduktion

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site