10 movies reflecting abortion

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Abolition of historic punishment in the USA since 1973 constitutional right interruption of pregnancyThis was a devastating blow to one of the societal conquests that women have long fought against and continue to fight in many countries where it is still illegal. There are many movies that reflect this reality. health and freedom of choice around one’s own body and so many focus on privacy, the physical and psychological risks, and the terrible moral weight and social pressure that women bear. A review of fundamental work at a particularly crucial time for the decline of women’s rights.

1. ‘One sings, the other does not’

Agnes Varda It keeps the pulse of its time by radiographing the epidemic in near real time. Women’s Liberation Movement in France in the early seventies. Through two young friends and their experiences with abortion and motherhood, she traces a story that mixes the personal with the political, sincerity and activism. After a period of not seeing each other, the heroes will meet again in a show at the gates of a courthouse. It was the moment when the reforms that would definitively be decriminalized after the approval of the Veil Act in 1975 began to be passed. Despite the passage of time, the slogans are exactly the same as now. Appropriate film.

2. ‘A Woman’s Matter’

claude chabrolAlways interested in putting her magnifying glass on hypocrisy and social contradictions, she adapted Francis Szpiner’s novel that tells the true story of one of the last women guillotined to have an abortion in France during the French occupation. The director reflects the oppression and vulnerability of women in that hostile environment after the Second World War. a film that combines history, politics and social portraiture creepy with a person’s totemic presence Isabelle Huppert It won the performance award at the Venice Film Festival. They drank many of the movies on this list from him. present in the movie

3. ‘Father Amaro’s Crime’

Adapted from the novel. Eça de Queirosmanager Carlos Carrera adapted the story to Mexican reality through the figure of a priest (Gael Garcia Bernal) who manipulates a minor girl into having a girlfriend until she becomes pregnant and forces her to have an abortion. Different Catholic and pro-life groups across the country tried to sabotage the premiere and forbids its display due to its blasphemous nature. Drug dealers, sex, the Church, power, lust, innocence, perversion, and double standards were just enough material for the movie to be controversial and successful from the start. Available in the movie-

4. ‘Vera Drake’s Secret’

Also after WWII, but in London, this story of a humble and good woman abortion by profession without getting paidhelping young people at risk of social exclusion. The director brings to life both the dreary atmosphere of the period and the families overwhelmed by extreme poverty with extraordinary sensitivity to make a film that deals with the drama of the hero caught between his family and his secret. A film in the form of a contemporary tragedy that once again emphasizes the fraternity between women and the violence perpetrated against women regardless of their social class. present in the movie

5.’4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days’

romanian director Christian Mungiu puts us in its guts a secret abortion in the eighties during the Ceausescu regime. A nightmarish experience, narrated in near real-time, where you feel the fear in every scene and perfectly portray the state of deep desperation where women find themselves in a terrifying moment of darkness. through a series long sequence shots that set different parts of the movie, The director chronicles the hell of two girls as they face an experience that will leave them forever mired in trauma, shattered inside and out. Palme d’Or winner Cannes Film Festival. Available in the movie.

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6. ‘swallow’

A young woman lives the supposedly perfect life in a design villa until she gets pregnant. Then your fears will begin to surface and will develop the urge to swallow any object as a self-destructive pleasure. Soon, she will be the only thing that calms her anxiety, which is nothing more than feeling trapped with a husband she doesn’t love and a baby she doesn’t want. Between fear and psychological tension, Carlo Mirabella-Davis writes a disturbing and disturbing story it becomes a statement about women’s empowerment and the fight against patriarchy. Available in the movie.

One of those movies that will remain a record for how it was made,Abortion in the United States can be a painful and humiliating process, at least in Roe v. wade. Two teenagers from a Pennsylvania town travel to New York, one of whom is trying to end an unwanted pregnancy. It is an almost silent, simple, deeply sad journey that reveals these young women’s loneliness in the face of a suffocating present and a future marked by insecurity and resignation, from a subtly and controlled perspective as well as destructive. Appropriate Prime Video.

8. ‘not pregnant’

The positive and bright reverse of the movie Elizabeth Hitman as a road comedy. They are also two friends, one of whom is pregnant and very clear about her decision not to give birth to him. This time there will also be a trip like a road movie The young woman and her friend (Barbie Ferreira) will go through different adventures, including the persecution of a pro-life marriage in a truck with a smiling baby face. Director Rachel Goldenberg shows that laughter can also be used to make a feminist film marked by strong political commitment. Appropriate hbo max.

9. ‘Green wave (Let there be law)’

Basis Documentary about the free abortion claim movement emerging in Argentina It was rejected many times in Congress. It is a work that brings together sad testimonies, froze the blood, took us to the streets, and conveys all its enthusiasm thanks to all the women who came out to protect their bodies. A film filled with anger, inspiration and commitment that shrinks inside, inviting thinking based on commitment and militancy. Available in the movie.

this golden lion Venice From two years ago it has already become a classic. Based on the autobiographical novel annie ernauxfrench director Audrey Diwan dives into the sixties Telling the story of a young woman who got pregnant and wanted to continue her education at any cost. The camera will follow the protagonist into the advancing state of loneliness and feverish despair. brutal honesty movie it becomes the affirmation of body and desire against the hypocrisy of society. On VoD from 8 July.

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