The Janes
“They didn't have a choice.”
Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of “Jane” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era — a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois — the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.
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Heather Booth
Self
Also in
Heather Booth: Changing the World
Judith Arcana
Self
Also in
Ask for Jane
Marie Leaner
Self
Diane Stevens
Self
Eleanor Oliver
Self
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream
Assassinations That Changed the World
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Known for
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Hugh Hefner
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Hop
Tia Lessin Director · Emma Pildes Director Keith Walker Cinematographer
United States release January 24, 2022 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish
Production
HBO Documentary Films
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Pentimento Productions
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Elsewhere Films
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United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2022
Digital · Sundance Film Festival (Virtual)
United States
May 3, 2022 · Premiere · Independent Film Festival Boston
June 8, 2022 · Digital · HBO Max
June 8, 2022 · TV · HBO
Mexico
May 3, 2022 · Digital
Netherlands
May 3, 2022 · Digital
Russia
July 15, 2022 · Digital
South Korea
August 26, 2022 · Premiere · Seoul International Women's Film Festival
Sweden
May 3, 2022 · Digital
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