The Children of Ruinerwold

Name: The Children of Ruinerwold
Director: Jessica Villerius
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Jessica Villerius

On October 13, 2019, the Dutch village Ruinerwold becomes world news when a hidden farm is discovered. One of the children who lives there runs away and asks for help. Together with his sibling, he turns out to have led a secret, unrecorded life for years. The four oldest children tell their exclusive story in this 4-episode documentary series. They talk about their hidden existence, the faith of their father and the alleged abuse within the family. The documentary shows them as they celebrate a birthday for the first time, receive their own ID and visit their father in prison.

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Created By

Jessica Villerius

Status

Ended

Original Name

De kinderen van Ruinerwold

First Air Date

March 24, 2021

Last Air Date

April 15, 2021

Seasons

Episodes

Language

French, Dutch

Production Companies

Posh Productions

Networks

BNNVARA NPO 1 Planète+ Crime Investigation

S01E05

Episode 5

Shin, Mar Jan and Edino talk about how they fled. They tell how they had nothing, could pay nothing, but still had to organize their lives 'outside'. It also becomes clear that no one knew what their past really was, until now.

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