A movie about the horrific crimes and trial of Kermit Gosnell, America's biggest serial killer.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Michael Beach | ... | DA Dan Molinari | |
| Dean Cain | ... | Detective James Wood | |
| Janine Turner | ... | Dr. North | |
| Nick Searcy | ... | Mike Cohan | |
| Sarah Jane Morris | ... | Alexis 'Lexy' McGuire | |
| Cyrina Fiallo | ... | Molly Mullaney | |
| Earl Billings | ... | Kermit Gosnell | |
| JR Hatchett | ... | Tactical Officer | |
| Damon Carney | ... | Ed McGuire | |
| Ben Hall | ... | DEA Agent Sam Frye | |
| Darryl Cox | ... | Dr. Ray Morris | |
| Carmen Patterson | ... | Courtroom Juror | |
| Charles Walker | ... | Colleague #1 | |
| Joel Telford | ... | Piano Student | |
| Grace Montie | ... | Nancy Childs | |
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This police/court room drama is based on actual information on Dr. Kermit Gosnell (played by Earl Billings) who for decades ran a Philadelphia inner-city abortion clinic. In 2010, Philadelphia Police Detectives Wood (Dean Cain) and Stark (Alfonzo Rachel), with DEA and FBI agents, raid the clinic for evidence of illegal prescription drug sales. They are shocked by the clinic's filthy conditions, bags of aborted fetuses in hallways, and fetal body parts stored in a refrigerator. Interviewing clinic workers, they learn: patients are given anesthesia by untrained assistants; one patient died on the operating table from an anesthesia overdose; abortions were performed on babies older than 24 weeks; and some babies were delivered alive, after which Dr. Gosnell cut their spinal cord with scissors. The detectives take the bagged bodies to the coroner and bring the situation to the attention of DA Dan Molinari (Michael Beach). An Assistant DA (Sara Jane Morris) agrees to prosecute the murder ... Written by Judith O.
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He took an oath to protect life, not take it.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content including disturbing images and descriptionsParents Guide:
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12 October 2018 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer See more »Filming Locations:
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$1,162,988, 14 October 2018Gross USA:
$3,679,893Company Credits
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Detective James Wood: Fentanyl and Demerol don't sound like accidental drugs to me. They sound like doctor drugs.
Dr. Donald Bernstein: Yeah, but if a doctor administered them, it's not a crime. It's an accident, malpractice maybe.
Detective James Wood: What if the doctor... *didn't* administer them?
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In the Grand Jury scene, the state official saying "people die" to justify the state's failure to inspect Gosnell's clinic after patient deaths was taken verbatim from Grand Jury testimony given by Department of Health attorney Christine Dutton. See more »Goofs
Gosnell was far from the first abortion doctor to be prosecuted for murder. Such prosecutions were routine before abortion was legalized. Afterward, they were rare, but not unheard of. See more »Quotes
Dr. Donald Bernstein: The death certificate said 'accidental death'.Detective James Wood: Fentanyl and Demerol don't sound like accidental drugs to me. They sound like doctor drugs.
Dr. Donald Bernstein: Yeah, but if a doctor administered them, it's not a crime. It's an accident, malpractice maybe.
Detective James Wood: What if the doctor... *didn't* administer them?
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Just before the credits start rolling, a note is added that the actual photo taken of "Baby Boy A" by a Gosnell employee can be seen at GosnellMovie.com. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This isn't a show promoting or denouncing abortion, so stop posting reviews if you haven't actually seen it. This is a show about a butcher pretending to be a doctor, yet was protected by a society that didn't want to get involved in an abortion debate. After reviewing the case and checking the facts about this man, it is obvious he cared nothing about the health or care of his patients. He had no conscience about using out-of-date medicine - or the use of untrained personnel and unclean surgical instruments - while maintaining a pig-sty environment for his hapless subjects. His being brought to trial was about blatant murders, not about abortions. Both sides of the isle should utter a sigh of relief that justice was served. Being a small budget film, the actors did a good job, but I gave it only an 8 as the script could have been more fleshed out.