A 27-Year-Old Is Suing His Parents Because He Didn’t Consent to Be Born, and His Story Needs to Be a Movie

Raphael Samuel believes people should stop having children — and that his parents shouldn’t have had him

Raphael Samuel NIHILANAND

Six months ago, Raphael Samuel informed his mother over breakfast that he planned to sue her and his father for bringing him into existence without his consent. We think his story should be a movie, for reasons we discuss in the latest “Shoot This Now” podcast. You can listen on Apple or right here:

Every week on “Shoot This Now,” we talk about stories that should be made into TV shows or films. This week, Trey Williams joins us to talk about the strange case of Raphael Samuel, whose story — including the breakfast conversation — is told in this BBC account.

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