Contergan: Die Eltern (2003)
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
as Narrator
as Narrator
Sigrid Baumann-Senn
as Self
as Self
Karin Berg-Kotterba
as Self
as Self
Gisela Brückner
as Self
as Self
Joachim Brückner
as Self
as Self
Renata Cohen
as Self
as Self
Gretel Herzel
as Self
as Self
Alfred Herzel
as Self
as Self
Walburga Schmidt-Hingerl
as Self
as Self
Helga Tosana
as Self
as Self
Linde Schulte-Hillen
as Self
as Self
Karl-Herrmann Schulte-Hillen
as Self
as Self
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Ania Bellardi
Production Manager
Production Manager
Elodie Streuber
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Fabienne Westhoff
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Thomas Wilk
Title Designer
Title Designer
Till Butenschön
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Margit Hudelmaier
Researcher
Researcher
Margit Hudelmaier
Production Manager
Production Manager
Thomas Bianga
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Elodie Streuber
Production Manager
Production Manager
Christian Füllgraf
Legal Services
Legal Services
Michael Gerloff
Researcher
Researcher
Klaus Waßen-Floren
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Andreas Fischer
Writer
Writer
Fabienne Westhoff
Editor
Editor
Ralph Kaechele
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Roland Breitschuh
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Andreas Fischer
Director
Director
Dieter Stürmer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Martina Pille
Editor
Editor
Chara Kyriasoglou
Music
Music
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