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Lake of Fire (2006)

Lake of Fire poster
Directed by
Tony Kaye
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 32m
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This black and white documentary examines the abortion debate in the United States. It features interviews with activists and experts on both sides of the issue. The film includes graphic footage of the procedure and footage of a man who murdered an abortion provider.

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What happens

Lake of Fire is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Tony Kaye that graphically depicts abortion in the United States. It features Noam Chomsky, Peter Singer, Alan Dershowitz, Nat Hentoff, Randall Terry and Norma McCorvey, among others. Footage of Paul Jennings Hill, who murdered physician Dr. John Britton and Britton's bodyguard James Barrett in 1994, was also featured. The documentary was filmed entirely in black and white. It opened in September 2006 in Toronto, Ontario. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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