Call Jane

Call Jane

2022 · 121 min · EN · R · 6.7 (138 votes)
Dir. Phyllis Nagy · Starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Wunmi Mosaku, Kate Mara, Cory Michael Smith · Music Isabella Summers

You are not alone.

DramaHistory

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.

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A quiet desperation gives way to determined solidarity. This film feels like a crucial, urgent conversation about bodily autonomy and the power of women banding together against oppressive systems. It's a deeply human, historical drama.

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