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Leona's Sister Gerri

2007 Rated NR 1hr 15m

Jane Gillooly's intense documentary humanizes an iconic photograph that became the centerpiece for the fight for abortion rights. Before her body was found on a motel floor after a botched illegal abortion -- an image captured and reprinted hundreds of times -- Gerri Santoro was a beloved mother and a sister. She was also a woman struggling to leave an abusive marriage. Here, she's remembered in all her complexity, rather than as simply a victim.

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Cast: Geraldine 'Gerri' Santoro, Leona Gordon

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Movie Details

Cast
Geraldine 'Gerri' Santoro, Leona Gordon
Director
Jane Gillooly
Genres
Documentary, Historical Documentaries, Social & Cultural Documentaries, PBS
Format
DVD
Ratings
NR
Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Screen formats

Full Screen 1.33:1

Subtitles

No

Closed captioned

No

Language and sound

English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Other features

Color; interactive menus; scene access, filmmaker interview and biography; viewers' video letters.