First Trailer Out for Gosnell Movie

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After interference by Hollywood, tech companies, and the courts, the creators of a movie based on Kermit Gosnell have finally released the first trailer.

A 2014 grand jury report accused Gosnell of killing hundreds of newborns over the course of decades in Philadelphia. He was ultimately convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter.

The movie was directed by Nick Searcy (Justified, From the Earth to the Moon), produced by Phelim McAleer and Anne McElhinney, and opens Oct. 12. The filmmakers were thrown off Kickstarter and most of Hollywood closed their doors, apparently due to the anti-abortion subject matter. The film was also blocked by the judge in the Gosnell trial, but that issue has since been settled.

What do you think, Ricochetti? Will you catch it in the theaters?

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There are 40 comments

  1. ToryWarWriter
    ToryWarWriter
    @ToryWarWriter

    I tried listening to a true crime podcast that covered Gosnell.  I got through two episodes before I gave up because of all the horrors.

    It made David Cronenberg look normal.

    I am glad someone got to make a movie of this.

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  2. ToryWarWriter
    ToryWarWriter
    @ToryWarWriter

    Though good luck seeing this in a theatre.  

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  3. Paul Erickson
    Paul Erickson
    @PaulErickson

    I cannot imagine anything less appealing.  No way.

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  4. Gary Robbins
    Gary Robbins
    @GaryRobbins

    Whoa!  What a trailer! 

    It will be hard to find in a theater. but that’s why we have Netflix and Amazon.com. 

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  5. Aaron Miller
    Aaron Miller
    @AaronMiller

    Ricochet Editors' Desk: The movie was directed by Nick Searcy (Justified, From the Earth to the Moon), produced by Phelim McAleer and Anne McElhinney, and opens Oct. 12. The filmmakers were thrown off Kickstarter and most of Hollywood closed their doors, apparently due to the anti-abortion subject matter. The film was also blocked by the judge in the Gosnell trial, but that issue has since been settled.

    No mention of @andrewklavan? Wasn’t he the scriptwriter?

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