
I saw this Easter weekend with my mom, dad, and little sister. It's rated PG-13 and is 107 minutes long.
I went into the movie not knowing much about it other than this: A young girl gets hurt somehow, goes to the doctor, and finds out that she was an attempted abortion. (In other words, her mom tried and it didn't work.) That's all you really need to know about it in order to go see it. And from pretty much moment one, it hooks you and drags you in.
Hannah has had health problems her whole life- asthma, various surgeries, epilepsy- and she learns that they are all connected. She goes on a journey with her best friend (Jason) to find her birth mom and to figure out who she is. She meets various people along the way who help her figure out her story. (I mean, who can say no to a girl who says she is the survivor of an abortion.)
I thought the movie was very well done- it was tasteful, and probably only rated PG-13 for the sensitive topics. It's definitely a tear-jerker- the scenes between Hannah and her father got me almost every time. (Kudos to John Schneider for that.) It really makes you think about abortion and life and the whole deal with all of that. Obviously, it's a little preachy, but what else would you expect.
I highly enjoyed it, and my mom was a bucket of tears by the end of the movie (even my dad was sniffling!) My little sister liked it, but I don't think she "got" all of it- but then again, she's 12.
It's only available in a limited release right now- so you might have to drive a bit to go see it- we saw it in Des Peres. (Or just see it on DVD... it's one my mom says she'll want and the woman owns like 3 movies... Literally.)
Cool thing- it's based on a true story!
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