The Children of Ruinerwold (series)
De kinderen van Ruinerwold- User score: 8.3
- Production country: Netherlands, United States of America
- Creator: Jessica Villerius
- Production companies: Posh Productions
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 3/24/2021
- Release date of last episode: 4/15/2021
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 5
- Run time: 45 min.
Series description
On October 13, 2019, the Dutch village Ruinerwold becomes world news when a hidden farm is discovered. One of the children who lives there runs away and asks for help. Together with his sibling, he turns out to have led a secret, unrecorded life for years. The four oldest children tell their exclusive story in this 4-episode documentary series. They talk about their hidden existence, the faith of their father and the alleged abuse within the family. The documentary shows them as they celebrate a birthday for the first time, receive their own ID and visit their father in prison.