Stolen

This is a great film, a necessary film. It's said that sunlight is the best disinfectant and this is evident in this brutal and raw account of the horrors suffered by women and children in "homes" run by the Catholic church and the government which were aware of and funded the incarceration for want of a better word of women who became pregnant outside marriage.

The film sheds light on how even though these places and institutions have been closed down, little has been done by way of punishment to the priests and nuns who carried out the forced adoptions from societies most vulnerable women.

It's as if they are hoping all of the individuals in the church die off so there can't be any prosecutions or others held to account.

This film keeps the story alive and keeps it from fading into the background.

It is essential viewing, especial for people in Ireland so that we realise what was done by an institution still operating in this country and still holding a level of respect they clearly do not deserve.

Hard to watch without tears. Skillfully put together with emotional breaks of art and poetry. Real people real lives real heartbreak. How did a grandmother have to pay £100 to the church over 7 years for the release of her granddaughter, a good deposit on a house back then. How could drug companies use these children for vaccine trials without any permission. It shows the church and state were no different to slave traders and the experimental doctors in Nazi Germany. The question it leaves me with is, "We need to follow the money" . Money was a big factor in their treatment. Where did it go, and why aren't the church now compensating all those affected. Apologies are no where near enough, it's time the Catholic Church stumped up, they can hardly plead poverty. Actions not words are required. Sadly it feels like this documentary is the tip of an iceberg.