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.
Wolfgang Korruhn
as Narrator
Sigrid Baumann-Senn
as Self
Karin Berg-Kotterba
as Self
Gisela Brückner
as Self
Joachim Brückner
as Self
Renata Cohen
as Self
Gretel Herzel
as Self
Alfred Herzel
as Self
Walburga Schmidt-Hingerl
as Self
Helga Tosana
as Self
Linde Schulte-Hillen
as Self
Karl-Herrmann Schulte-Hillen
as Self
