Belly of the Beast
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) | Release Date (Streaming): October 16, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOct 20, 2020
Erika Cohn’s documentary Belly of the Beast, which depicts the fight to ban non-consensual sterilizations performed on female prisoners in California, is at once a thrilling legal drama and heartbreaking depiction of devastating human rights violations that you can’t imagine happening in the 21st century. Read full review
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The New York TimesLovia GyarkyeOct 15, 2020
Belly of the Beast does not reach for happy endings and is most absorbing in its thesis, which makes the stakes of this battle against human rights violations loud and clear. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleSarah MarloffOct 29, 2020
The film, like the subject matter, remains bleak. For every win, there are losses. That’s not to say it’s not worth watching. It is. But it only prepares us for the fight still to come. Read full review
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