Trial of a Child Denied
Dana Wilson
Synopsis
When Helena Ferenčíková was 19 years old and in the throes of labor with her first child, she was told to sign a document. Only afterwards did she realize she had authorized her own sterilization. Eleven years previously, the same happened to Elena Gorolová. Both women are fighting for justice. Helena has chosen legal action, and became the first Roma woman to win a case in Central Europe against the hospital that sterilized her in 2001. Elena addresses international audiences to ensure this never happens again.Helena and Elena's situations are a microcosm for the multiple sources of social injustice facing today's Roma. Through their poignant and unnerving stories, this film unearths the shocking anachronism of the practice of forced sterilization that continued long after the Communist mandate.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 25 mins 45 mins
- Format
- HDV
- Director
- Michelle Coomber
- Producer
- Dana Wilson
- Editor
- Michelle Coomber
- Director of Photography
- Michael Kaboš, Lujbo Ljubo Tomanovi
- Sound
- Daniel Zahradní, Michal Gábor, Martin Lonek
- Music
- Vojetch Lavi, Mungo Baby
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 20th November 2008
