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FROZEN ANGELS

By | January 2005

SUNDANCE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION 2005 REVIEW! Radio personality Bill Hendel, who uses his talk show to promote the genetics business that he’s a part of, becomes the movie’s recurring voice, and I don’t know if he’s joking when he says that he considers reproduction through sex immoral…

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