Taken - Children of the State

Taken - Children of the State (2022) is a documentary film directed by Kim Feenstra, Belgin Inal.

On June 12, 2019, the Committee to Investigate Violence in Youth Care presented its final report. The conclusions were startling. Kim Feenstra set out to find out what progress has been made within the Youth Care system since then and ended up in a circle of grief and pain dominated by money, power and powerlessness. In her search, Kim Feenstra spoke to many people involved. The stories can be described as downright shocking. In many cases Youth Care appears to act as a revenue model that is exploiting parents and children. The complex system has only one entrance, but the exit is obstructed by all stakeholders who want to maintain their revenue model. The people who really matter, the parents and children, encounter a power block of inhuman proportions. A system dominated by money, power and powerlessness.

Cast

Kim Feenstra

self — actrice, fotomodel & fotograaf

Benjamin Wondergem

self — rechercheur

Bas van 't Hoff

self — politie en bestuurslid VKC

Hans Groenewegen

self — personen- en familierecht jurist

Ata Kirat

self — credit manager / leidinggevende

Paul Vlaardingerbroek

self — rechter / hoogleraar familie- en jeugdrecht

Loudy Nijhof

self — gemeenteraadslid sociaal domein

Daniël Sas

self — onderzoeksjournalist

Maaike van der Aar

self — landelijk bestuurder jeugdzorg FNV

Sven Knippen

self — piloot Nederlandse luchtvaart

Nienke Knippen

self — stewardess / ondernemer

Herman B.A. van der Veen

self — sales director