Vera Drake
Movie • 2004 • Crime
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Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
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Unsafe abortions are performed, causing one character to have to go to hospital and be operated on
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There is a sexual assault scene in the first third of the movie, and implied sexual violence throughout
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Numerous abortions are performed but no babies or children are killed on screen
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Vera Drake is sentenced to a prison term
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The “f” word is used in reference to cigarettes
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Cops are portrayed as antagonists but they are generally respectful and polite
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No, but a Black woman is called "darkie"
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Vera Drake uses syringes in doing abortions, but this is never shown closely
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A woman tells a psychiatrist she will kill herself if she has to have her baby
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Not on screen, but women who died after getting abortions are mentioned
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A woman wants an abortion after conceiving a child with another man while her husband is away at war
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Brief scene of male character waiting outside a woman’s apartment and trying to force himself in, but they are tertiary characters and this is not part of the plot
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No babies or unborn children are shown on screen, but they are discussed frequently
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Vera Drake is arrested and detained at the police station
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A woman who has an unsafe abortion is taken to hospital and a doctor says she needs surgery
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Are there abortions?
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There are numerous abortions throughout the first half of the film, but nothing graphic is shown
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There is a sexual assault scene that could be upsetting to many viewers
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