Call Jane is a 2022 drama movie directed by Phyllis Nagy starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver.
A movie that tells of a real life case, which rattled society in a specific era, and mobilized a community and shifted public opinion.
Premise
Chicago, 1968. Joy, a housewife, leads a normal and sheltered life alongside her husband and daughter, while the city and the nation is on the brink of political and social upheaval. Joy’s life take a turn when she contends with an unintended pregnancy that puts her life at risk, and nobody is willing to help her in a time when abortion is not legal. This leads her on a journey seeking a solution to her situation, and venturing on participating in organizing a clandestine group of women, led by Virginia.
Movie Review
A very well directed movie, in which the director seems to not seek to outshine the story being told.
A movie that tells of a real life case, which rattled society in a specific era, and mobilized a community and shifted public opinion.
Premise
Chicago, 1968. Joy, a housewife, leads a normal and sheltered life alongside her husband and daughter, while the city and the nation is on the brink of political and social upheaval. Joy’s life take a turn when she contends with an unintended pregnancy that puts her life at risk, and nobody is willing to help her in a time when abortion is not legal. This leads her on a journey seeking a solution to her situation, and venturing on participating in organizing a clandestine group of women, led by Virginia.
Movie Review
A very well directed movie, in which the director seems to not seek to outshine the story being told.
- 11/17/2022
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
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