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‘The Guardians’: My Parents, Where Are They?
“The Guardians” is an expertly produced film about massive governmental corruption in the guardianship of elders.
Filmmaker Billie Mintz covers middle- and upper-class families in Las Vegas, Nevada, where a closed-loop governmental system allows elders to be taken from their homes, and for said government to have direct access to their homes, financial records and resources—including wills and trusts.
The perpetrators, called Public Guardians or Private Guardians, also have access to furniture, valuables—to put it simply, the contents of your parents’ home. Family members have little, if any, recourse. Guardians can walk right in to your parents’ home without any notice whatsoever, and take your parents away to institutions where they may be heavily drugged.
But, these ‘guardians’ could not do their dirty work without the crucial help of doctors, lawyers, courts, and an overall governmental structure that supports the legal kidnapping of elders.
But, if your net worth is not high enough, don’t worry. You may be homeless, but at least the guardians won’t get you.
Although the focus is on Las Vegas, the film concludes with this cautionary statement: ‘An estimated 1.5 million adults are currently under guardianship across the United States.’
Available from iTunes Store and Amazon Prime, “The Guardians” is a powerful, infuriating, must-see documentary.