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15 minutes that will wreck you — animated documentary, real stolen childhoods.
TMDB
50
IMDb
67

Slaves (2008)

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Overview

AnimationDocumentary

Animated documentary about two Sudanese children who are abducted and used as slaves

Flag of SESEFlag of DKDKSwedish
Content warning
short filmwoman director
childhood stolensurvival testimonysystemic exploitationmemory and trauma

Standout Aspects

Direction

Heilborn and Aronowitsch weaponize animation to make horror digestible.

Production

Rotoscoped interviews blur line between protection and raw exposure.

Writing

Spare, devastating testimony — no narration needed.

Best for:Solo: Sit with it alone, no distractions. You need space to process.·Streaming: Find it on festival platforms or educational archives.
Heads up:Violence: Child abduction, forced labor, implied physical abuse.·Disturbing: Based on actual survivor accounts. Cannot stress: real children.
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Director

Hanna Heilborn

ReleasedJan 1, 2008
Runtime15m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Medieoperatørene
Story AB

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Deep Dive

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Cultural

Part of a wave of 2000s animated documentaries addressing invisible conflicts — preceded Waltz With Bashir by months.

Insight

The directors chose animation because survivors refused on-camera exposure; every frame is traced from real testimony sessions.

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