Contergan: Die Eltern
Contergan: Die Eltern

Contergan: Die Eltern

9.0

1 hr 41 min

2003-05-04

1

From 1959 to 1962, about 5000 disabled children were born in Germany, often with shortened and altered limbs, but also very often with damage to internal organs. About half of the children did not survive. In November 1961, it turned out that the sleeping pill and sedative Contergan was responsible for the disabilities. The active ingredient thalidomide had disrupted the growth process of the children in the womb in the early stages of pregnancy. In this documentary, parents of the so-called "Contergan children" tell how they experienced the tragedy.

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Wolfgang Korruhn

Wolfgang Korruhn

Narrator

Sigrid Baumann-Senn

Sigrid Baumann-Senn

Self

Karin Berg-Kotterba

Karin Berg-Kotterba

Self

Gisela Brückner

Gisela Brückner

Self

Joachim Brückner

Joachim Brückner

Self

Renata Cohen

Renata Cohen

Self

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