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iceland from above barwin’s babies

A unique view from an amazing country. This is ‘Barwin’s Babies’ tells the shocking story of a
Iceland, one of the youngest settlements on the celebrated fertility doctor who, in the 2010s, was
earth. A group of Norwegians came in the 9th discovered to have impregnated dozens of women
Century to build a future in a rugged land where the with the wrong sperm - in many cases, his own. Told
landscape’s powerful beauty and startling colours in the style of elevated true crime series’, the series
create untamed scenery. Here, every now and recounts Barwin’s deceptions over a 30-year period
again the Earth erupts and gives birth to new land in dramatic fashion, exposing deep flaws in fertility
formations, breathing fresh life into this ever-changing medicine worldwide, and the cascading effect of his
landscape. It is the country of midnight sun and long actions on dozens of families.
winters and for its people it’s a story of struggle and
survival. ‘Iceland from Above’ is a journey for the
imagination.

genre: travel & adventure genre: crime
format: 2 x 60’ / 4K format: 3 x 60’ / HD
credits: Sagafilm credits: Markham Street Films
delivery: 12-18 months from green-light delivery: 12 months from green-light

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