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Belly of the Beast

Directed by: Erika Cohn
Runtime: 1hr 22min Year: 2020
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Directed by: Erika Cohn
Runtime: 1hr 22min Year: 2020
Country: United States
Topics: Sociopolitical
Last Screened: Thu 7th Oct 2021

When an unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilisations in California's women’s prisons, they wage a near impossible legal battle exposing modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice.

When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal sterilisations in California’s women’s prisons, they wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections.

With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a series of statewide crimes – primarily targeting women of colour.

This shocking legal drama captured over 7-years is a damning account of a shameful and ongoing legacy of eugenics and reproductive injustice in the US, featuring a group of extraordinary women determined to ensure it ends here and now.