Through Olivier's eyes - Born under X, Reine's secret Season 5
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In Olivier's Eyes - Born Under X, Reine's Secret Season 5 2015
Today in France, approximately 600 children are born anonymously each year. Only in France and Luxembourg does a mother have the right to abandon her child at birth, without leaving a trace, with the guarantee of never being found. Olivier Delacroix unveils an extraordinary story, that of an incredible family secret. The fate of a scattered family, all children abandoned by the same mother, Reine. Adopted and raised in very different environments, all searching for their origins, they were far from expecting what they discovered.
Through their quest for their origins, the story of their mother also unfolds. A woman in a village near Lyon, born in the 1930s, at a time when bringing a child into the world without a father's recognition was considered a true disgrace by families. "Unwed mothers" like Reine were synonymous with scandal and most often rejected by everyone.
While abortion was illegal and the pill didn't exist, Reine chose a free and independent life. A choice that came at a price. Far from imagining that her past would one day catch up with her, she ultimately had to confront her secret. Reine's love life still holds its share of mystery. Her children have decided to undergo DNA testing together to learn a little more...