That's the way of the future in this distopian world where the government has stepped into control the growing population by limiting each couple to one child. A young woman, hiding her pregnancy, is caught on the New York City subway and arrested so the unborn child can be disposed of. For the grieving Michael Cole and Janet Margolin (who lost their daughter a year ago), having a second child is out of the question, and they escape from the population control hospital (run by Ed Asner) to try to head to the more understanding country of Canada.
It's only through the ailing retired senator Van Heflin that they are able to get past law enforcement on the train, and it is revealed that Heflin, nearing 65, is also a part of the new world where senior citizens are not allowed medical care once they hit that age. Can he be trusted in this situation? Heflin makes a mysterious phone call while hiding them, so the stage is set for a very complex thriller of many emotions and reasons.
It's shocking to see Lou Grant, recently introduced to TV audiences, play a character so vile. Ivor Francis, as the doctor assigned to remove the baby from the mother, is asked by Cole if he can actually sleep at night, and his answer is rather shocking. This is not something that I'd watch more than once, but I have to highly recommend it for all of the moral questions it asks 50 years before our current complex world. Harry Guardino, as Margolin's brother, a government agent, shows how torn he is over all of the issues discussed here. This is the type of film to watch with friends or family because of the types of conversations it could ignite afterwards.
It's only through the ailing retired senator Van Heflin that they are able to get past law enforcement on the train, and it is revealed that Heflin, nearing 65, is also a part of the new world where senior citizens are not allowed medical care once they hit that age. Can he be trusted in this situation? Heflin makes a mysterious phone call while hiding them, so the stage is set for a very complex thriller of many emotions and reasons.
It's shocking to see Lou Grant, recently introduced to TV audiences, play a character so vile. Ivor Francis, as the doctor assigned to remove the baby from the mother, is asked by Cole if he can actually sleep at night, and his answer is rather shocking. This is not something that I'd watch more than once, but I have to highly recommend it for all of the moral questions it asks 50 years before our current complex world. Harry Guardino, as Margolin's brother, a government agent, shows how torn he is over all of the issues discussed here. This is the type of film to watch with friends or family because of the types of conversations it could ignite afterwards.