While much attention has been given to the women survivors of wartime rape, this is the first film to focus on the children conceived through such violence. It follows the stories of offspring in Bangladesh, Bosnia, Rwanda and Nicaragua. Ryan was born out of such violence in Bangladesh and adopted in infancy by a Canadian couple. He returns to his country of origin in search of information about his mother and the Pakistani soldier who raped her during Bangladesh's struggle for independence. He worries that he may have inherited an "evil gene" from this father. His mother was one of 250,000 women raped during that war.

In Rwanda, Tutsi women are afraid to testify against their attackers for fear of reprisal. One daughter, the child of rape, is adored by her mother because all her other children were massacred in the genocide. In Bosnia, many women were able to obtain abortions to avoid bearing the children of their enemies. The documentary is a powerful indicator of the dimension of this crime of war.

"Highly recommended for interdisciplinary social science classes as well as those in specific disciplines such as sociology, criminal ustice, psychology, and women's studies." Karen Hartman, Rutgers University Libraries for Educational Media Reviews Online

National Women's Studies Association, 2004