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Directed By: David Belhassen, Asher Hemias
Written By: David Belhassen
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Release Date: 2006-03-01
Running Time: 0:45
Content Rating: not yet rated
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DVD Region: 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
Media Format: NTSC-DVD
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Audio Language(s): Hebrew
Subtitle Language(s): English
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Genres: Documentary >> History :: Foreign >> Subtitled :: Health >> General |
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In the early 1950's, approximately 100,000 immigrant children, primarily from North Africa, received X-ray radiation treatment for ringworm upon their arrival in Israel. At the time, the medical establishment thought ringworm was a grave danger to public health. It was later discovered that these treatments caused high rates of infertility, cancer and death. Through exhaustive research and testimonies of survivors, this emotional documentary unearths a possible conspiracy between American and Israeli health officials to initiate and fund this deadly medical experiment.