The Dionne Quintuplets (1978)

Documentary about the five identical girls born in 1934 -- the first recorded as surviving their infancy.

It's hard to even figure out how to feel about the way their lives were handled. They were exploited as a product: spokespeople thrust into the public eye with no regard for normalcy. It's also impossible to know for sure whether their parents would be more rightly considered fellow exploiters or victims themselves.

Compelling watchable, like most freak shows are, even if you feel guilty for being fascinated.

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