Rain Without Thunder (1992)

Directed by

Gary O. Bennett

Genre

speculative fiction film, dystopian film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set 50 years in the future, this science fiction film presents a documentary about a mother and daughter who go to prison for seeking an abortion abroad. A journalist interviews people with different viewpoints on the case and on abortion rights.

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What happens

Rain Without Thunder is a 1993 American science fiction film directed by Gary O. Bennett, and starring Betty Buckley and Jeff Daniels. The film is set fifty years in the future from the time of production. Although the Planned Parenthood v. Casey case is not mentioned by name, the decision took place in the same year as the film was made and many characteristics of the society portrayed are clearly a reaction to the growing possibilities of restricting abortion rights at the time of production. The film is presented as a documentary about the Goldring case, a mother and daughter imprisoned at the Walker Point Center for seeking an abortion outside of the United States. Although Beverly (Betty Buckley) and Allison (Ali Thomas) are the main focus, the journalist (Carolyn McCormick) also interviews numerous people with varying viewpoints discussing the ramifications of the Goldring case and abortion in general in 2042 society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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