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Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair

⭐ 10.0/10 1984 58m Dir. Paul Cowan

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Paul Cowan's film captures the spirit of the legal battle over abortion waged by Dr. Henry Morgentaler in Quebec and in federal courts between 1970 and 1976. Using a combination of newsreel footage, interviews and re-enactments, this docudrama unravels the complexities of the case that began as a challenge to Canada's abortion laws and turned into a precedent-setting civil rights case.

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Year
1984
Runtime
58m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 10.0/10
Votes
1
Genre
Documentary
Director
Paul Cowan
Language
EN
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Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair has a runtime of 58m ( and 58 minutes).
Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair was directed by Paul Cowan and released in 1984.
Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair is a Documentary film (1984).
Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair has a TMDB rating of 10.0/10 based on 1 votes.

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