| Trapped | |
| Director: | Dawn Porter |
| Producer: | Marilyn Ness |
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| Starring: | Willie Parker, Amy Hagstrom Miller |
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| Studio: | Trilogy Films |
| Distributor: | Abramorama |
| Runtime: | 81 minutes |
| Language: | English |
Trapped is a 2016 documentary film about doctors who perform abortions in some states in the United States who have been fighting against so-called "TRAP laws" that have been enacted in their states. The film was directed by Dawn Porter, and premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a special jury social impact prize.[1] [2] The clinics the film focuses on are mostly located in the South, where there have been a higher number of anti-abortion laws enacted than in any other region of the United States.[3] It was released theatrically on March 4, 2016 in New York City and Washington, DC.[4] It aired on PBS's Independent Lens in June, 2016.
Trapped has received mostly favorable reviews from critics, with a 77/100 score on Metacritic[5] and a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.[6]