‘Call Jane,’ Abortion Rights Drama Starring Elizabeth Banks, Acquired by Roadside Attractions
thewrap.comRoadside Attractions has scooped up the U.S. rights to “Call Jane,” the period piece abortion drama that stars Elizabeth Banks and made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year.
Phyllis Nagy (“Carol”) directed the film that also stars Sigourney Weaver, and Roadside is planning a theatrical release for the film this fall. “Call Jane” is set in Chicago in 1968 and follows a suburban housewife named Joy who has a life-threatening heart condition as a result of her pregnancy and finds an all-male medical establishment is unwilling to assist in her abortion.
Her journey for a solution leads her to two women who are committed to women’s health and have the dream of giving all women access to abortions, a goal which puts every aspect of her life on the line.
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