THEME EXPLORATION

illegal abortion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · Richard Donner
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Need for Speed
Need for Speed
2014 · Scott Waugh
Force of Evil
Force of Evil
1948 · Abraham Polonsky
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007 · Cristian Mungiu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His film 'Vera Drake' (2004) intimately portrays a working-class woman performing illegal abortions in 1950s Britain and the moral complexities surrounding her conviction.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Multiple films including 'What Have I Done to Deserve This?' (1984) explore reproductive autonomy and illegal abortion within Spanish society under restrictive laws.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious filmmaking in works like 'Cathy Come Home' (1966) examines the desperation of women facing impossible circumstances, including abortion access in restricted contexts.