Win Tickets to an Exclusive ‘Call Jane’ Movie Screening in Joburg
Coming to South African movie theatres on the 28th of October, ‘Call Jane’ is an important film that speaks to one of the most contentious issues in US history.
In the decades before Roe v. Wade, when the 1973 Supreme Court ruled to legalise abortion, abortion was once a criminal act in every state in the US. The authorities punished women for not managing their sexuality and fertility in ways the government, law enforcement, and medical and religious institutions approved.
‘Call Jane’ centres on the true story of the “Janes,” an underground collective of women, who in Chicago during the 1960s, came together to secretly provide nearly 12,000 women and girls with safe and secure abortions. The film is seen through the eyes of Joy (Elizabeth Banks), a suburban wife, and mother to a whip-smart teenage daughter. Joy’s happy life, filled with caring for her family and sharing confidences with her best friend, Lana (Kate Mara), is derailed when her much-wanted pregnancy becomes life-threatening.
Starring alongside Elizabeth Banks is Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Wunmi Mosaku, Aida Turturro, and Cory Michael Smith.
The film is directed by Phyllis Nagy (Carol, Mrs. Harris, So Much Love), produced by Robbie Brenner and written by Hayley Schore (The Resident, Code Black) and Roshan Sethi (7 Days, The Resident, Code Black).
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20 WomenStuff readers stand a chance to win a set of 4 tickets to see the film with friends on Thursday, 27 October 2022 at Ster-Kinekor Rosebank Nouveau. The film includes popcorn and a soda for each moviegoer. To enter, simply fill in the entry form below.
One entry per person, please. Competition ends on Monday 24th of October 2022 at 11am. Please read our full competition terms and conditions here.