Movie
1996
Citizen Ruth is a 1996 American satirical black comedy film directed by Alexander Payne, in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kelly Preston, Burt Reynolds, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, Kenneth Mars, and Tippi Hedren. The film follows a poor, drug-addled, irresponsible pregnant woman who unexpectedly attracts national attention from those involved in the abortion debate.…
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Anyone engaged in political discussions should try to keep those discussions civil. That becomes hard, if not impossible, if someone mentions word "abortion". When people have opinions about that particular issue, those opinions are incredibly strong and positions totally inflexible, making any kind of compromise next to impossible. Hollywood, which generally tried to evade major political controversies in 1990s, ne…More
