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IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 from 4,262 votes |
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Release: 1996 / |
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Genre: Comedy | Drama |
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Director: Alexander Payne |
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Stars: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith
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Synopsis: Ruth Stoops is a poor indigent drug-user (a huffer - inhaling glue and paint for a high) whose down and out existence is complicated once more by becoming pregnant (she has had and lost four children already). When a judge orders that she gets an abortion or face a felony charge, she is befriended by Gail Stoney, a pro-lifer whose husband is president of the local "Babysavers" group. Suddenly Ruth is thrust into the middle of the pro-choice/pro-life struggle, with each side wanting her to take their side as a "message" to others - and the situation escalates... |
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