The Janes
2022 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 5.6
Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of “Jane” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era — a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois — the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-05-03
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (44 votes)
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- 1970s
- abortion
Cast & crew
- HB
Heather Booth
as Self
- JA
Judith Arcana
as Self
- ML
Marie Leaner
as Self
- DS
Diane Stevens
as Self
- EO
Eleanor Oliver
as Self
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
as Self (archive footage)
Hugh Hefner
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Emma Pildes, Tia Lessin