Backroom Troubles
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Women talk about the circumstances that drove them to seek illegal abortions and the often traumatic result. Interwoven with historical photographs and newsreel footage, the stories expose how the reality of women's lives were counterposed to what was socially and morally expected of them.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1997-01-01
Runtime: 51 mins
Director: Andrea Bosshard, Shane Loader
Writer: Andrea Bosshard
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Backroom Troubles
Production Companies: Creative New Zealand, Vanguard Films (III), Community Media Trust
Production Countries: New Zealand
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