Les enfants nés du viol

Cinéma public presents two episodes of the audio documentary Les enfants nés du viol. The listening session will be followed by a discussion with the director Maude Petel-Légaré, the composer Anne Painchaud and the author Stéphanie Roussel, one of the documentary’s protagonists.

How do you love a child born of sexual abuse? How do you protect them from their violent father? How do you live with the fact that you were born of rape? This five-part audio documentary is the fragmented account of five women. You’ll hear from mothers who struggle daily to protect their children from their abusers. You will also hear the stories of women — children and mothers — who have fought to be heard by the justice system but have never been listened to. In 2023, the Ministry of Justice estimated that 170 children were born of rape every year in Quebec. This audio documentary, without narration, aims to give a voice to the children and mothers concerned, with the aim of empowering them.