Thieves of Innocence

Thieves of Innocence
FrenchLes Voleurs d'enfance
Directed byPaul Arcand
Written byPaul Arcand
Produced byDenise Robert
CinematographyAlain Lévesque
Éric Cayla
Edited byMyriam Poirier
Production
company
Cinémaginaire
Distributed byAlliance 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]

  1. ^ "Voleurs d'enfance: les intervenants réagissent". Ici Radio-Canada, October 4, 2005.
  2. ^ Cynthia St-Hilaire, "Une conséquence du documentaire Les voleurs d'enfance?". La Voix de l'Est, August 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006.