US abortion film to hit SA cinemas, causes pro-life vs pro-choice debate
Johannesburg - There have been “outcries both for and against” the screening of a controversial US anti-abortion film, which opens at selected South African movie theatres next Friday, according to its local distributor. Unplanned is based on a book by Abby Johnson, a former director of an abortion clinic who became an anti-abortion activist.
“On the one hand, the pro-life vs pro-choice debate has the fortuity of being a debate precisely because there are opposing views on the matter,” wrote Maretia Wiggit, head of acquisitions and distribution at Downtown Entertainment, in response to a recent complaint about the screening of the film in the country’s cinemas.
“There are a multitude of experiences on either side of the spectrum. Whether I’ve been working with unbiased entities such as Ster Kinekor and Nu Metro on this film, or with fervently passionate organisations that aim to use Abby Johnson’s story and profound experience as portrayed in Unplanned as a vehicle to amplify their various messages, I’ve realised that numerous South Africans are actively searching for ways to better our society as best they know how.
“As uncondemning as we have personally experienced Unplanned to be, Downtown Entertainment and TruthTV believe that this true story will spark the beginning of healing for thousands of women faced with heart-breaking choices every day.”
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