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"After watching ''Stolen Childhoods,'' the average American may be able to do little more than buy a cup of fair-trade coffee on the way home. But as this harrowing yet hopeful film suggests, that's something."
Dana Stevens, The New York Times
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"This is a deeply disturbing but galvanizing film that may have the power to change the world...there are 246 millon reasons to see this film."
Josephine Bridges, Asian Reporter
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"an impassioned plea for change" Kevin Crust, LA Times

"a powerful, thought-provoking new documentary" Rhonda Stewart, The Boston Globe

“a powerful piece of journalism, a testament to the dedication of the filmmakers”
Aaron Brown CNN NewsNight

"painstaking investigation into modern child labor packs a wallop"
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

"a sobering experience...the tired eyes and the resoluteness of these children will break your heart."
Richard Knight, Jr., Windy City Times

“Viewers will turn to each other within five minutes of the film’s start and say, ‘I didn’t know this!’”
Vineyard Gazette (editorial)

"Stolen Childhoods can and should provoke outrage over the existence of child labor...the stories in Stolen Childhoods are too numerous to mention and too mind-boggling to describe adequately, but each carries its own impact."
Cliff Vaughn, Culture Editor, Ethics.com

" Stolen Childhoods, narrated by Meryl Streep, is a stark, revelatory, unadorned and inspiring portrait of blameless lives lived in the service of profiteers and criminals."
Your Spirit/ Wellness Magazine

Posted by chris mara at July 7, 2005 02:28 PM