In 1934, in Canada, Elzire Dionne gave birth to five identical girls, attracting a great deal of unwanted media attention. To ensure the babies' survival, the sisters were looked after in a specially built hospital, only to become a major tourist attraction. Cecile, Annette and Yvonne, the three surviving sisters, are now 62 and living together in Montreal. In tonight's documentary, they talk openly about their lives, which since birth have been scarred by loneliness and tragedy.
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Producer Jane Treays
Series editor Olivia Lichtenstein