Unplanned

Abby Johnson ran a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas for years. One day she watched an ultrasound screen during a procedure and left the job, going on to become one of the best known voices in the anti abortion movement. The film follows the conversion as she tells it. Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman write and direct. Ashley Bratcher plays Abby. The source is Johnson's own memoir. The event on release happened outside the film rather than in it. The American ratings board gave it an R, meaning minors could only see it with an adult. The producers called this ironic, since on the film's own argument people of that age can decide on an abortion alone. Its social media account was also briefly suspended, which brought it unexpected attention. Made for around 6 million dollars, it took over 20 million. The film is constructed as testimony rather than argument. The opposing view is not represented, and the clinic's management is shown as an operation driven by profit. Who it is for: viewers who want the anti abortion movement's own account, and followers of American faith based cinema. Who it is not for: anyone expecting a balanced argument. The film is openly partisan and its medical scenes are contested.