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Children of the Open Road

Plot: In 1939, after barely escaping the Nazis, a Gypsy family returns to Switzerland only to be torn apart by racial persecution in the benign guise of children's welfare. This fictionalized story of Jana, an eight-year-old Gypsy girl snatched from her parents and consigned to a life of orphanages and bleak foster homes, is based on a little-known chapter of Swiss history: From 1926 to 1972, the state-supported Pro Juventute, a children's aid foundation, forcibly removed some 700 Gypsy children from their families, in order to sever the ties with their culture and assimilate them to a "better way of life
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1992
32 years ago
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Portrait of Jasmin TabatabaiJasmin Tabatabai
Jasmin Tabatabai was
24 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Jana Kessel'.
Thu, Jun 08 1967
Portrait of Andrea EckertAndrea Eckert
Andrea Eckert was
33 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Theresa Kessel'.
Wed, Sep 17 1958
Portrait of Hans-Peter KorffHans-Peter Korff
Hans-Peter Korff was
49 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Dr. Schoenefeld'.
Mon, Aug 24 1942
Portrait of Nina PetriNina Petri
Nina Petri was
28 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Fräulein Roth'.
Tue, Jul 16 1963
Portrait of Wolf-Dietrich BergWolf-Dietrich Berg
Wolf-Dietrich Berg was
47 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Heinrich Hottinger'.
Wed, May 17 1944 –
Mon, Jan 26 2004
Portrait of Herbert LeiserHerbert Leiser
Herbert Leiser was
50 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Paul Kessel'.
Tue, Jun 17 1941
Portrait of Mathias GnädingerMathias Gnädinger
Mathias Gnädinger was
50 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Roger Kessel'.
Tue, Mar 25 1941 –
Fri, Apr 03 2015
Portrait of Noemi SteuerNoemi Steuer
Noemi Steuer was
>> in Children of the Open Road
as 'Andrina Kessel'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Johanna Karl-LoryJohanna Karl-Lory
Johanna Karl-Lory was
89 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Wahrsagerin'.
Sat, Feb 15 1902 –
Fri, Sep 05 1997

Crew

Portrait of Urs EggerUrs Egger
Urs Egger was
37 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Director, Producer'
Sat, Jan 01 1955
Portrait of Lukas StrebelLukas Strebel
Lukas Strebel was
>> in Children of the Open Road
as 'Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Johannes BösigerJohannes Bösiger
Johannes Bösiger was
>> in Children of the Open Road
as 'Writer, Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter SpoerriPeter Spoerri
Peter Spoerri was
>> in Children of the Open Road
as 'Producer, Production Manager'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Barbara HenningsBarbara Hennings
Barbara Hennings was
48 in Children of the Open Road
as 'Editor'
Sat, Jan 01 1944
Portrait of Kathrin BrunnerKathrin Brunner
Kathrin Brunner was
>> in Children of the Open Road
as 'Art Direction'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sabina HaagSabina Haag
Sabina Haag was
>> in Children of the Open Road
as 'Costume Design'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Thomas SzabolcsThomas Szabolcs
Thomas Szabolcs was
>> in Children of the Open Road
as 'Sound'
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