Lake of Fire (film)

Lake of Fire is a 2006 documentary film directed by Tony Kaye that graphically depicts abortion in the United States. It features Noam Chomsky, Peter Singer, Alan Dershowitz, Nat Hentoff, Randall Terry and Norma McCorvey, among others. Footage of Paul Jennings Hill, who murdered physician Dr. John Britton and Britton's bodyguard James Barrett in 1994, was also featured.

Lake of Fire
Directed byTony Kaye
Produced byTony Kaye
Written byTony Kaye
StarringNoam Chomsky
Alan Dershowitz
Peter Singer
Randall Terry
Music byAnne Dudley
CinematographyTony Kaye
Edited byPeter Goddard
Production
company
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Release date
  • September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03) (United States)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was shot over a period of 16 years, with director Tony Kaye spending $6 million of his own money on its production.[1]

The documentary was filmed entirely in black and white. It opened in September 2006 in Toronto, Ontario.

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 94% score based on 54 reviews with an average rating of 7.76/10. The site's critical consensus reads "Lake of Fire's engaging interviews and powerful black-and-white visuals make for a riveting and honest documentary about a very controversial topic".[2] Additionally, the film also holds an 83/100 score (indicating "universal acclaim") on Metacritic based on 15 reviews. The site also gave it a "Metacritic Must-See" award.[3]

On November 19, 2007, Lake of Fire was named by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of 15 films on its documentary feature Oscar shortlist, but it did not receive a nomination.[4]

Top ten lists

The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.[5]

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See also

References
  1. "Tony Kaye Abortion Documentary "Lake of Fire" Hits Theaters in October". archive.lifenews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  2. "Lake of Fire – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  3. "Lake of Fire (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  4. "Shortlist for docu Oscar unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  5. "Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
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