Kiss of War - Children of the Hated
Tyskungarna - barn av de hatade
“To believe that these children will become decent citizens is to believe that cellar rats can be made into domestic pets.” That statement by psychiatrist Johan Riis in 1945 belongs to a shameful era of Norwegian history. 'The rats' were children with Norwegian mothers and German fathers. About 12,000 children were born in Norway during WW2, fathered by German soldiers, born into a life of shame and facing the vengeance of the entire nation. They were raped, beaten and bullied. Publicly vilified by the government, they are still fighting for their rights.