Lake of Fire (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.5/10   

Director:

Tony Kaye

Guionista:

Tony Kaye (screenplay)

Género:

Documental

Plot:

A graphic documentary on both sides of the abortion debate. |

Plot Keywords:

Abortion | Protest Sign | Doctor | Protest | Religion

Premios:

3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Brilliant Documentary

Reparto

Bill Baird	...	Himself
Flip Benham	...	Himself
Dallas Blanchard	...	Himself
Dr. John Britton	...	Himself
Pat Buchanan	...	Himself
Noam Chomsky	...	Himself
Frederick Clarkson	...	Himself
Alan M. Dershowitz	...	Himself (as Alan Dershowitz)
Michael F. Griffin	...	Himself
Nat Hentoff	...	Himself
Paul Hill	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roger Hunt	...	Himself
Frances Kissling	...	Herself
Douglas Kmiec	...	Himself (as Douglas Kmiec)
Emily Lyons	...	Herself
Norma McCorvey	...	Herself
John Salvi	...	Himself (archive footage)
Peter Singer	...	Himself
Randall Terry	...	Himself
Sarah Weddington	...	Herself

Duración:

USA:152 min | Canada:152 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Clasificación:

USA:Unrated | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Compañía:

Anonymous Content

Brilliant Documentary

I saw this film at a Toronto Int'l Film Festival industry screening and thought it was one of best documentaries I have EVER seen! I've read a couple of reviews that have called it the definitive film of the subject of abortion - I completely agree. I've never seen anything so complex, complete and emotionally wrenching as this epic work. It stayed with me long after the screening. In fact, roughly 10 days have passed since I saw the film and it continues to haunt my thoughts. I weeped at the end. My only criticisms are it's length (far too long) and it's use of music, which often bordered on excessive and manipulative. But, those are relatively small concerns when weighed against the film's many positives.

I LOVE documentaries and have seen nearly every major work produced in the past 20 to 30 years (as well as not so major films). "Lake of Fire" may well be my favorite - I'm still deciding if any of the other films I've loved delivered the same unrelenting, yet profoundly emotional punch to the gut that this one did.