Review: Lake of Fire -- Kim's Take

Published: October 5, 2007, 9:02 am

Tags: abortion, alan dershowitz, alandershowitz, john burt, lake of fire, lakeoffire, noam chomsky, norma mccorvey, randall terry, roe vs wade, tony kaye

Filed under: Documentary, Independent, ThinkFilm, Theatrical Reviews, Politics, Oscar Watch, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical IndieA key moment in Tony Kaye's black-and-white abortion documentary, Lake of Fire, sums up the film's philosophical stance on the issue quite succinctly: Alan Dershowitz, says simply, "Everybody is right when it comes to the issue of abortion." And although the film includes what could be considered "shock footage" -- things like a doctor casually washing off and examining the dismembered parts of a 20-week-old fetus in a colander to make sure he got it all out -- the film carefully avoids taking a clear stance on one side or the other of the abortion debate. In that sense, Lake of Fire rather reminded me of last year's Jesus Camp, directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, which also examined religion and politics with an eye toward objectivity. In both cases, your take on the message of the film will depend largely on your philosophical point

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