States of Fear (1999)
- Genre
- documentary television program
- Country
- Ireland
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary series shows the physical and emotional abuse children endured in Irish state-run reformatory and industrial schools from the 1930s to the 1970s. It led to a public apology from the Taoiseach and the creation of a commission that investigated the abuse.
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What happens
States of Fear is a documentary series produced by Mary Raftery and broadcast on the Irish television channel Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) between April and May 1999. The film detailed abuse suffered by children between the 1930s and 1970s in the state childcare system of Ireland, primarily in the Reformatory and Industrial Schools. After public outcry, Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern apologised on behalf of the State. The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse was established in 2000 and delivered its Report in May 2009. A 2005 editorial in The Irish Times suggested that the documentary influenced jury members and played a role in the miscarriage of justice against Nora Wall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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