Children of Chaos: What Became of WW2 Orphans

Children of Chaos: What Became of WW2 Orphans

Documentary 2022

Available on SBS On Demand

After Germany's surrender in 1945, Europe hit rock bottom. The war destroyed not only bridges and hospitals, but also families, leaving hundreds of thousands of children, often orphans, to fend for themselves.

Documentary 2022

PG

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Traces the lives of the many lost and orphaned children that WWII left in its wake and how several humanitarian organisations worked to help rehabilitate those displaced by the war.

44 min · 7 Oct 2023 PG
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Explores the complex subject of identity and the importance of personal reconstruction in the face of tragedy, as many of the lost and orphaned children of WWII go on to discover their true identity many years later, while others don't.

43 min · 8 Oct 2023 PG

Agnès Pizzini

Director
Julien Johan

Director
Jérôme Robotier

Music

About

Children of Chaos: What Became of WW2 Orphans

DOCUMENTARY

After Germany's surrender in 1945, Europe hit rock bottom. The war destroyed not only bridges and hospitals, but also families, leaving hundreds of thousands of children, often orphans, to fend for themselves.

Information

Studio: Special Broadcasting Service
Released: 2022
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: French (France)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.