Contergan: Die Eltern (2003)
1h 41m
Running Time
May 4, 2003Release Date
Contergan: Die Eltern (2003)
1h 41m
Running Time
May 4, 2003Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Wolfgang Korruhn
Narrator

Sigrid Baumann-Senn
Self

Karin Berg-Kotterba
Self

Gisela Brückner
Self

Joachim Brückner
Self

Renata Cohen
Self

Gretel Herzel
Self

Alfred Herzel
Self

Walburga Schmidt-Hingerl
Self

Helga Tosana
Self

Linde Schulte-Hillen
Self

Karl-Herrmann Schulte-Hillen
Self

Margit Hudelmaier
Production Manager / Researcher

Elodie Streuber
Production Manager / Assistant Director

Till Butenschön
Assistant Camera

Klaus Waßen-Floren
Sound Designer

Michael Gerloff
Researcher

Thomas Bianga
Assistant Camera

Christian Füllgraf
Legal Services

Fabienne Westhoff
Assistant Director / Editor

Thomas Wilk
Title Designer

Ania Bellardi
Production Manager

Martina Pille
Editor

Roland Breitschuh
Director of Photography
Details.
This Movie Is About.
medical scandal
disabled child
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