The 8th
Directed byAideen Kane
Lucy Kennedy
Maeve O'Boyle
StarringWendy Grace
Andrea Horan
Ailbhe Smyth
Maria Steen
Running time
94 minutes
LanguageEnglish

The 8th is a 2020 documentary film about the campaign to repeal the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which gave equal rights to the lives of a pregnant woman and her unborn child.[1][2] Consequently, the repeal of this amendment repealed the ban on abortion.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 8.40/10.[3]

References

  1. Power, Ed. "The 8th: Ireland, the abortion referendum. You can feel the tectonic plates shifting". The Irish Times.
  2. Romney, Jonathan (7 July 2020). "'The 8th': Galway Review". Screen Daily.
  3. "THE 8TH". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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