Summaries

Poor Ontario family births quintuplets in 1930s. Town doctor takes over, turning babies into freak show attraction. As it becomes a multi-million industry, desperate parents fight to regain their children.

The true story that shocked 1930's Canada. When a poor rural Ontario family gives birth to quintuplet, the town doctor doesn't waste a second in taking over the family. He helps to take care of the babies but soon turns them into a freak show. By the time the government finally gets involved, the babies are a multi-million-dollar industry. How can the desperate, uneducated parents regain their babies and bring their family back together?—Steve Richer <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • family relationships
  • mother daughter relationship
  • crying
  • little girl
  • ontario canada
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Nov 19, 1994
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations Ontario, Canada
Production companies CBS Entertainment Production CINAR Bernard Zuckerman Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 3h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

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