Women's Things

Overview

A young sociology student has an unintended pregnancy and is subjected to the terrible humiliation of an incompetent doctor. The girl falls ill from the poorly performed abortion and is taken by a friend to the General Hospital. Film that reports clandestine abortion in Mexico, with interviews with women who have had abortions in that hospital and shocking maternal death statistics from procedures carried out under unsafe conditions.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 2, 1979

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Mexico

Production

Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC),Colectivo Cine Mujer,UNAM

Cast

Patricia Luke,Ángeles Necoechea,Martin LaSalle

Director

Rosa Martha Fernández

Writer

Rosa Martha Fernández

Producer

Rosa Martha Fernández

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0333272