Bulgarian medic
story heading to big screen

The story of foreign medics charged with purposely injecting over 400 Libyan children with HIV is being developed for a feature film. Sixth Sense Productions, who funded the 2004 drama Hotel Rwanda, purchased the life rights from the five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor charged by the African nation, Reuters reported Monday.

The medical workers were sentenced to death but were freed in July after the European Union stepped in to negotiate with Libya. Their case was an ongoing eight year dispute. Western scientists have said that Libya's inefficient health-care system was the real cause of the rampant HIV infection. About 50 of the infected children have since died. Ann Peacock, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of the fantasy film, The Chronicles of Narnia has been tapped to write The Benghazi Six. (AP)