Movie: Le Sous-sol de nos démons

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    Every day, at Lapeyronie hospital in Montpellier, France, a psychologist and a psychiatrist treat pedophiles and child sexual offenders. Behind closed doors, hidden away from sight, they listen to their stories, help put words to acts and impulses. And they fight for basic prevention systems to be funded and put into practice.

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    2020-01-01

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