Who am I – and where do I come from? For Vivi Luisa Charlotta Haggren, this question remains unanswered to this day. In 1974 she was adopted from Chile to Sweden as a baby. Only years later did it become clear: her adoption was probably part of a systematic network of forced and illegal adoptions under the Pinochet dictatorship.
The documentary Vivi – I'm Alive follows Vivi on her moving search for her biological family and sheds light on a long-silenced chapter of Chilean history: the systematic separation of children from their mothers through abuse of state and social power. What happens when the state intervenes in the most intimate right to identity? Who bears responsibility when the truth remains hidden for decades?
Following the film, we will discuss personal fates, human rights, identity and the challenges of historical reckoning.