Zurawski v Texas

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Zurawski v Texas

Released Oct 25

1h 38m

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Women denied abortions under Texas' ambiguous and unforgiving abortion bans band together with a fearless attorney to sue Texas. While battling in court against the state and its immovable Attorney General, the extent of their traumatic experiences is revealed as they wrestle to regain their reproductive futures and set a precedent for millions of other women and families. ZURAWSKI V TEXAS reveals the dire impact of losing access to healthcare--and the extraordinary efforts of the women and men fighting on the frontline to regain those rights.

Caroline Siede

Girl Culture (Substack)

In taking a small-scale human approach and by focusing on women with desperately wanted pregnancies, it seems designed to speak to those on the right as much as the left. Let’s hope they’re listening.

Rated: B+

Oct 27, 2024

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

It’s the defiantly unslick, urgent intertwining of teamwork and private grief that lifts “Zurawski v Texas” out of the usual sea of issue documentaries, Crow and Perrault toggling between the high-stakes courtroom drama and raw human tragedy.

Oct 25, 2024

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Jourdain Searles

indieWire

In many ways, “Zurawski v Texas” is a film about America itself and the governmental failings that have brought us to this moment.

Sep 28, 2024

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Because the personal stories are so innately compelling, the documentary will be successful if a sadly growing number of American women who find themselves in a similar position want to learn about how other women handled the predicament.

Oct 26, 2024

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

A searing and deeply emotional documentary that takes a raw, unfiltered look at the devastating impact of restrictive abortion laws. This is an essential film that features stories that need to be heard, discussed, and of course, acted upon.

Oct 24, 2024

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Ema Sasic

Next Best Picture

Though “Zurawski v Texas” may be straightforward and conventional in its presentation, that doesn’t take away from how vastly powerful and important this film is as it relates to current events.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 23, 2024

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Betsy C

Definitely a great watch! This is a compelling and thoughtful portrait of the real hardships created in the vacuum since Roe v Wade was overturned. Real people desperately trying to have families and carry on normal lives.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Jeffrey T

This is an urgent, compelling film about the real-world dilemmas confronting women from all backgrounds in Texas and the policy constraints that threaten their health and even their lives. It eschews rhetoric and histrionics in favor of vivid and quietly devastating depiction of the effects of government intransigence on the women and those they love most. Everyone should see it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Melissa D

Legislating health matters from ignorance can have devastating consequences, as brilliantly elucidated by this timely documentary. The film follows a lawyer from the Center for Reproductive Rights and her Texan clients as they grapple with the lasting physical harms and unfathomable emotional tortures inflicted upon the plaintiffs, all mothers or aspiring mothers, in a post-Dobbs Supreme Court ruling hellscape. While the film is unsparing in its documentation of healthcare injustice and cruelty, the plaintiffs' courage and the legal team's determination inspire and ultimately give hope.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Candice L

An extremely powerful look at the realities of what the Roe vs Wade overturn has done to so many women, in cases that should be clear cut to save their lives or reduce the suffering to their babies and families. Everyone should watch this film and understand that these laws have severe impact beyond the rhetoric that surrounds us. It is scary to be a woman, and to be a mother of a girl in this day and age, and we all need to be knowledgeable of what is happening around us. This film is a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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A C

This should not be happening. Their lives are changed forever. Please watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Corinne M

Incredibly important film. This documentary shows real life consequences of the new extreme restrictive laws in Texas. It follows the trauma that families had to endure during a pregnancy with complications, and the legal battle to protect them. Very disturbing this is happening in America in 2024. Must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Maisie Crow

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Abbie Perrault

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Amy Flanagan

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Siobhan Sinnerton

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Blye Pagon Faust

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Cori Shepherd Stern

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Synopsis

Women denied abortions under Texas' ambiguous and unforgiving abortion bans band together with a fearless attorney to sue Texas. While battling in court against the state and its immovable Attorney General, the extent of their traumatic experiences is revealed as they wrestle to regain their reproductive futures and set a precedent for millions of other women and families. ZURAWSKI V TEXAS reveals the dire impact of losing access to healthcare--and the extraordinary efforts of the women and men fighting on the frontline to regain those rights.

Director: Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault
Producer: Amy Flanagan, Siobhan Sinnerton, Blye Pagon Faust, Cori Shepherd Stern, Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault
Distributor: Together Films
Production Co: Hiddenlight Productions, Story Force Entertainment, Out of Nowhere
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 38m