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'Our Father' trailer: Netflix's documentary on infamous fertility doctor

'Our Father' trailer: Netflix's documentary on infamous fertility doctor
Written by Shreya Mukherjee
Apr 16, 2022, 06:14 pm 2 min read
'Our Father' trailer: Netflix's documentary on infamous fertility doctor
'Our Father': Terrifying new documentary is coming to Netflix.

Back in 2018, Dr. Donald Cline, a fertility doctor from Indiana, US, had his license suspended for a shocking reason. The doctor had reportedly impregnated dozens of women at his clinic with his own sperm without their knowledge. Now, in 2022, streaming service giant Netflix will capture the entire episode in the form of a documentary in Our Father. Its trailer was released recently.

Context
Why does this story matter?
  • Cline's fraud was discovered in 2014 when Jacoba Ballard took a DNA test and found out, curiously, she had at least seven half-siblings, all of whose mothers were Cline's patients.
  • Legal action was then taken against the once well-respected doctor.
  • Netflix enjoys a certain level of credibility when it comes to its true-crime documentaries, so we can expect a well-rounded portrayal of this episode.
Trailer
Here's what the trailer shows

The two-minute clip opens with Sibling #1 finding out she has multiple close DNA matches online. Sickeningly, she discovers she has dozens of siblings spread across the city all of whom have the Cline association in common. However, the fight isn't easy as the doctor is an authority figure with high-profile connections. More so as there is no exact law against what he did.

Motivation
Documentary likely to tell why Cline did what he did

Apart from the incident, the documentary attempts to locate the reason behind Cline's actions, too. Footage of him carrying religious books and the mention of a "perfect Aryan clan" might be possible hints. While one of the victims says this must have been a "sick experiment" for the doctor, the last line of the trailer, "He's hiding something more sinister," raises our curiosity further.

Twitter Post
Check out the trailer here

A top fertility doctor had a sickening secret: he was using his own sperm. Decades later, his “children” band together to pursue justice.

Our Father premieres May 11. pic.twitter.com/MWbDtP7eTa

— Netflix (@netflix) April 14, 2022
Information
'Our Father' drops on Netflix on May 11

The Blumhouse Productions' project doesn't mention Cline's full name and the makers have likely used an alternative name. But the victims and their testaments, barring certain dramatic recreations, seem genuine from the trailer. Our Father drops on Netflix on May 11. Before this, Cline's story has been adapted into the podcast series Sick. Also, the 2019 FOX series Almost Family had a similar plot.

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Shreya Mukherjee covers entertainment news for NewsBytes. She has previously worked with The New Indian Express as a sub-editor where she also contributed lifestyle and feature articles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Calcutta and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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