Children of the Open Road poster

Children of the Open Road

6.5(2)19921h 57m1

In 1939, after barely escaping the Nazis, a Gypsy family returns to Switzerland only to be torn apart by racial persecution in the benign guise of children's welfare. This fictionalized story of Jana, an eight-year-old Gypsy girl snatched from her parents and consigned to a life of orphanages and bleak foster homes, is based on a little-known chapter of Swiss history: From 1926 to 1972, the state-supported Pro Juventute, a children's aid foundation, forcibly removed some 700 Gypsy children from their families, in order to sever the ties with their culture and assimilate them to a "better way of life." The underlying aim was to preempt a new generation's caravans from following their nomadic traditions along Switzerland's country lanes.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
German

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Urs Egger

Produced in

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1992
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical24 Feb 1994
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Theatrical15 Aug 1992

Frequently asked questions

Children of the Open Road was released on 1 January 1992.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this