Focusing on the Tuam home where 796 babies are believed to have been buried in a septic tank, this documentary tells the powerful story of survivors and families uncovering the truth. Hundreds of children died of neglect or were adopted, often illegally, from the notorious institution run by Bons Secours nuns.
The filmmaker has followed the unfolding of events of the scandal as they have come to light for several years to make this definitive film about Ireland’s missing children and what really happened to them. Following the Irish government’s decision to excavate the burial site at Tuam, which unlocked the DNA to identify the babies and their surviving relatives, the documentary tells the personal stories behind the international scandal which continues to affect lives in Ireland, the UK and the US.
The is a film about a nation coming to terms with its past, and its present. #Ireland
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Focusing on the Tuam home where 796 babies are believed to have been buried in a septic tank, this documentary tells the powerful story of survivors and families uncovering the truth. Hundreds of children died of neglect or were adopted, often illegally, from the notorious institution run by Bons Secours nuns.
The filmmaker has followed the unfolding of events of the scandal as they have come to light for several years to make this definitive film about Ireland’s missing children and what really happened to them. Following the Irish government’s decision to excavate the burial site at Tuam, which unlocked the DNA to identify the babies and their surviving relatives, the documentary tells the personal stories behind the international scandal which continues to affect lives in Ireland, the UK and the US.
The is a film about a nation coming to terms with its past, and its present. #Ireland
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