Ask for Jane (2018)

Directed by

Rachel Carey

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

14A

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of women in Chicago build a secret network to provide safe abortions before the procedure is legalized. The film follows their risks and dedication as they help thousands of women.

grittysuspensefulseriousgroundedurgentsomberinspiring

What happens

Ask for Jane is a 2018 American historical drama film created and produced by Cait Cortelyou, and written and directed by Rachel Carey. The film stars Cait Cortelyou, Cody Horn, Sarah Ramos, Sarah Steele and Sophie von Haselberg. The film is based on the true story about the Jane Collective, an underground abortion network which was active in Chicago between 1969 and 1973. The Jane Collective helped over 11,000 women obtain illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade was passed. Ask for Jane is the first ever narrative feature film about the Jane Collective. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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