Children of the State
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Children of the State

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2014 | Documentary
Each year, all over the world, the number of families who can't have biological children is growing. In Russia there are nearly 500, 000 orphans waiting for their chance to find forever parents. Within Russia, adoption isn't popular. The only chance these children had was international adoption. But in 2012, President Putin signed Dima Yakovlev's Bill, banning American and some European citizens from adopting Russian children. Katrina Morris from the US was one of those who couldn't accomplish the adoption process of Natasha, a five-year old girl with Down syndrome. Among other thousands of Russian orphans, Natasha is unlikely to ever be adopted, but Katrina goes on struggling for her. Russian journalists and social activists Alexander and Julia Kolesnichenko are trying to help her. Will they be able to get Natasha out, struggling face-to-face with the billion-dollar Russian orphanage system and being involved into international political games?

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