Children of the Open Road is a Swiss feature/drama film that was produced in 1992. Its topic is the Kinder der Landstrasse foundation, active between 1926 and 1973, which controversially attempted to assimilate the itinerant Yeniche population of Switzerland by forcibly moving their children to foster homes or orphanages. The historical topic is presented in fictionalized account.
Child on the Open Road (1992)
Directed by Urs Egger
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Tags
Child, Kinder Der Landstrasse Foundation, Open Road, Switzerland, Yeniche
Attributes
Filming Location: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Alternate Titles
Child on the Open Road
, GB, US
Kinder der Landstrasse
DE
Les enfants de la Grand Route
FR