[giorgosts]

Why would the filmmakers make the re-enactment though? For social media? For clicks over the interwebs?

For context, by the late '20 programs were running for the elimination of Gypsies and disabled children inside concentration camps. Pieces of burned clothing were found on rooftops. Even Britain had a eugenics program against inferior races.

Not likely therefore made to cause outrage over children's rights, rather to depict established practices.

[prmoustache]

To these days, there are kids dressed at chimney sweep in a lot of weddings in many german speaking countries. I know one of my daughter did dress that way in a friend's wedding when I was living in Switzerland.

People think about the tradition of them bringing good omen and how cute they look, not gruesome children labor.

[OJFord]

Haven't heard of children doing it, but similarly in the UK many working modern sweeps also do (paid) wedding appearances, kiss the bride for luck etc. Bit of a weird tradition! No idea how common it is, denominated by #weddings, not that, I'd guess.

[biorach]

> Why would the filmmakers make the re-enactment though?

because, as you'll see in the article, people thought it was cute and funny to dress up very small children as chimney sweeps

> by the late '20 programs were running for the elimination of Gypsies and disabled children inside concentration camps

You've got your timeline mixed up

[Cordiali]

From the article:

>Another important thing to mention is that the chimney sweep was a good luck symbol at that time, especially in Germany. People dressed up as them and send each other postcards showing children as chimney sweeps.