The End of Innocence
By Pauline Beugnies • 2022 • Documentary • 83'
A generation of children were exposed to the most infamous pedocriminal affair of our times.
Now grown-up, they face this traumatic chapter, expose their feelings and mostly explained the responsibility the medias and the adults had at the time. Awful images, a constant but unexplained press coverage, hence, the end of innocence for them all.
This was in the 90’s and it’s still happening today.
Who protects the kids today?
Hot Docs 2022 – International Spectrum
« The Dutroux case was a watershed moment for Belgium and the Western world, but its effects are much more complicated and complex than we remember. This is why The End of Innocence is such an important film in an era that we consider enlightened. » - Cineuropa, Vladan Petkovic
Director: Pauline Beugnies
Country: Belgium
Production year: 2022
Language: French, Flemish
Runtime: 83'
