Meisjes van de Goede Herder — Season 1, Episode 4: In ongenade
Documentary • 50 min • 1 season, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
After three years, the judge rules in the lawsuit filed by the women against the Good Shepherd. Lies goes to Almelo with a grave expert. There they make a remarkable discovery on the former monastery grounds, which arouses a lot of suspicion among the municipality. Scientists conduct research into mortality rates and come to a worrying conclusion.
About Meisjes van de Goede Herder
From 1860 to 1978, twenty thousand girls with difficult childhoods were cared for in five homes in the Netherlands, the Monasteries of the Good Shepherd. Britta Hosman travels with Lies Vissers, Joke de Smit and R. Riet to the city and country to reconstruct what they and everyone else experienced during their youth.