The stolen children from La Réunion | DW Documentary

Emile Hoarau wants to finally face his past. He was nine years old when authorities on the French island of Réunion took him away from his family. Instead of a brighter future, a long ordeal awaited him

At the time, around two thousand children like Emile were torn from their families. Like the others, Emile’s family was promised a good education for him, and a good income later on. That was more than 60 years ago: whether Emile's relatives actually agreed is now hard to verify. One thing is certain: At first, Emile was not given the chance to pursue an education in France. For years, he had to work hard in the fields of Réunion. Even when he finally arrived in France, he was sent to a children's home. To this day, he suffers from the experiences of that time, but he now wants to reconcile with his past. He decides to return to his native Réunion for the first time. DW’s Lisa Louis accompanies him.

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[TomasSulcYouTube]

I am from the Czech Republic, I was at Reunion, I was in Hell-Bourg and I never thought that such a drama of life could take place on such a beautiful island.

[elomccall]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE HISTORY OF MY ISLAND

[emmakleiner]

Why do I cry 🥺 omg I am so happy for him it must be so difficult living in the darkness of not being sure who u are of where u came from

[marriot]

This is so sad. How could they treat other humans like this? Humans continue to do this now. So cruel

[beachrose]

Oh his little sister. Oh he is uncle to boy named after him. That is love

[milkyburak]

Must be so painful to be seperated from your family for 50-60 years 😕

[CSZG]

Proud of being french but so proud that you guys talked about my island and this dark part of our history that we tend to forget. Thank you ♥

[reddawn]

Despicable corruption of child abuse. It is time people are brought to account.

[goldencashmere]

That's how colonials ( no matter which country they came from) treated human beings at that time!... Terrible, and still people are being treated badly....

[mariamunoz]

That is so terrible why??? .In Canada 🇨🇦 was the same take children from their parents they are abused, tortured , and killed them

[RonvanMiddendorp]

This could have been a nice documentary, if only the emphasis would have been on the story. Less emotional snippets, more facts.

[jaybloomfield]

@DW.... I wish this complete version would have been shown on the focus on Europe program where I first saw this. This was a lot more detailed. Why was the version on focus on Europe so much shorter?

[patricksedjro]

You can't trade

Trade what and what are we trading.

[aprendizcallado]

Une pensée pour tous les descendants d esclaves

[huwzebediahthomas]

Experiences of many mixed race love children, colonials with locals.