Thieves of Innocence

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Thieves of Innocence
French Les Voleurs d'enfance
Directed by Paul Arcand
Written byPaul Arcand
Produced by Denise Robert
CinematographyAlain Lévesque
Éric Cayla
Edited byMyriam Poirier
Production
company
Cinémaginaire
Distributed by Alliance Atlantis
Release date
  • October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Thieves of Innocence (French : Les Voleurs d'enfance) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Paul Arcand and released in 2005. [1] An exploration of Quebec's system of child protection, the film profiles several past and present wards of the system, presenting an argument that the agency is highly bureaucratic and failing many of the children it attempts to serve. [2]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 26th Genie Awards. [3]

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