Certainly the case is odd, but at its heart, the twists and turns, is the question of whether Natalia is manipulative and evil or whether her adoptive family is at fault. This is a false premise. Natalia was an orphan who got bounced around from family to family - hence attachment issues. Natalia may have threatened her adoptive family with harm - who wouldn't? Natalia was inappropriate in her apartment complex - that's because she was 8 and not 24. She is overly friendly with neighbors - attachment issues again. She plays with kids - never had a chance to. She says sexually appropriate things - since she was raped at least once (probably more) by the age of 8, she may not be able to assess what is appropriate and inappropriate. Within a two year period, she lives with an (allegedly) abuse mother and histrionic father - is she expected to know social decorum? Eats from people's fridges - she's hungry. She claims to be 24 - she was physically abused and manipulated to say these things. The postscript bolsters the case that she's somehow evil.
Bottom line - she was 8 when these things were done to her by adults. A reputable child psychologist would have been an informative interviewee, rather than random people. But somehow the film makers prefer to demonize her.
Meanwhile, the film crew keeps recording when the son fails to turn off his mic. Shouldn't they have turned off his mic? When a vulnerable interviewee says they want to stop the interview, it's grossly unethical to keep recording.
Yes it's compelling like a train wreck. Yes we care about Natalia. Yes it's "gone viral". But a lot of this has to do with how the film makers choose how to tell the story - in a salacious and emotionally manipulative way.
Bottom line - she was 8 when these things were done to her by adults. A reputable child psychologist would have been an informative interviewee, rather than random people. But somehow the film makers prefer to demonize her.
Meanwhile, the film crew keeps recording when the son fails to turn off his mic. Shouldn't they have turned off his mic? When a vulnerable interviewee says they want to stop the interview, it's grossly unethical to keep recording.
Yes it's compelling like a train wreck. Yes we care about Natalia. Yes it's "gone viral". But a lot of this has to do with how the film makers choose how to tell the story - in a salacious and emotionally manipulative way.