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De kinderen van Ruinerwold

In 2019, a 'ghost family' was discovered in the Drenthe village of Ruinerwold. The children were not registered anywhere and lived completely under the radar. The four elders talk about their lives in this four-part documentary. On October 13, 2019, a very confused young man walks into De Kastelein, a pub in the Drenthe village of Ruinerwold. The bar owner does not know at that time that the boy is one of nine children from the now world-famous "ghost family", but calls the police to be sure. For the four-part series The children of Ruinerwold, documentary maker Jessica Villerius followed the four oldest children in the family for a year and a half. They lived with their father under the radar on a farm in the village. She talks to them about the very extreme conditions in which they grew up. The youngest of the four is the boy who walked into the pub in 2019 and thus ensured that this bizarre situation became world news. How are they in their "new life"?

Show Info

Network: Netherlands NPO 1 (2021 - 2021)
Schedule: Wednesdays at 21:30 (60 min)
Status: Ended
Language: Dutch
Show Type: Documentary

Official site: www.npostart.nl

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Episode 4

Episode 1x04; Apr 14, 2021

As their father's physical and mental state delays the trial, the four older children regroup, concerned for the welfare of their five younger siblings.

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x04: Episode 4Apr 14, 2021
1x03: Episode 3Apr 7, 2021
1x02: Episode 2Mar 31, 2021
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Extra Details

Also known as:
  • The children of Ruinerwold (United States United States)
  • The Hidden Children of Ruinerwold Farm (United Kingdom United Kingdom)
  • Les enfants de Ruinerworld (France France)
  • Die Kinder von Ruinerwold (Germany Germany)
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