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Summary
Following veteran campaigner Ailbhe Smyth as she navigates the complexities of convincing a historically conservative electorate to vote for women’s reproductive autonomy, The 8th tells the story of how Ireland overturned one of the world’s most restrictive laws on abortion. This documentary is a vivid exploration of the political and cultural history that charts the transformation of a country
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 91Audiences 77GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer100%
Metascore82
IMDb7.7
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9694Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 32 countries
Released
2021
May 21, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Ireland
Rated
- NRUnited States
Directing · 3
- Lucy Kennedy Director, Producer
- Maeve O'Boyle Director, Producer
- Aideen Kane Director, Producer
Production · 1
- Alan Maher Producer
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