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Three Families

Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.

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crime, drama, thriller

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4 nominations total

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She's really good, my mummy
- and God knows I need the help... - Three Families

She's really good, my mummy - and God knows I need the ...

- But she lets you know how lucky you are.
- Yep. Loud and clear. - Three Families

- But she lets you know how lucky you are. - Yep. Loud and c...

When it comes to mothers, - Three Families

When it comes to mothers,

- I actually heard from my boy last night.
- Oh, that's great! - Three Families

- I actually heard from my boy last night. - Oh, that's...

I'm his mother. I don't even go there. - Three Families

I'm his mother. I don't even go there.

Just a text: "Meetin'
my friends, back later." - Three Families

Just a text: "Meetin' my friends, back later."...

Oh! He loves watching the
news, though God only knows why. - Three Families

Oh! He loves watching the news, though God only knows why.

Look, we know
it was just a random thing, - Three Families

Look, we know it was just a random thing,

I remember what it was like - - Three Families

I remember what it was like -

I mean, the words, the questions
- it was all double Dutch! - Three Families

I mean, the words, the questions - it was all double Dutch!

- Went fine.
- Fine, fine. God, what does fine mean? - Three Families

- Went fine. - Fine, fine. God, what does fine mean?

Are you calling me a short-arse? - Three Families

Are you calling me a short-arse?

Your wish is my command.
Look up, look up. - Three Families

Your wish is my command. Look up, look up.

The headlines, again,
all change at the top - Three Families

The headlines, again, all change at the top

- We getting a bit late for them pizzas?
- Er, no, no. You go ahead. - Three Families

- We getting a bit late for them pizzas? - Er, no, no. You g...

She's the first woman
First Minister in history. - Three Families

She's the first woman First Minister in history.

I have no time for it.
All as bad as each other. - Three Families

I have no time for it. All as bad as each other.

She's a mother herself,
so she's on the side of the angels - Three Families

She's a mother herself, so she's on the side of th...

She proves you don't have to be
a Catholic to see that it's murder, - Three Families

She proves you don't have to be a Catholic to see that ...

- Well...
- Can't it just be you and me again? - Three Families

- Well... - Can't it just be you and me again?

Yeah, you know...
those wee girls, you know, - Three Families

Yeah, you know... those wee girls, you know,

Two wrongs don't make a right.
Or is it the wee child's fault - Three Families

Two wrongs don't make a right. Or is it the wee child&#...

- Orla.
- No, but I have an idea you're about to tell me. - Three Families

- Orla. - No, but I have an idea you're about to tell m...

Girls like me go to England,
don't they? It's what they do. - Three Families

Girls like me go to England, don't they? It's what...

And, you know, if... if you really
believed that abortion was murder, - Three Families

And, you know, if... if you really believed that abortion wa...

But I know I would... I would do it
all again if I had to. - Three Families

But I know I would... I would do it all again if I had to.

- Hello?
- Mrs Fortress? - Three Families

- Hello? - Mrs Fortress?

I get it, I do, but the test said
one in five, - Three Families

I get it, I do, but the test said one in five,

She has a diaphragmatic hernia,
her stomach is sitting - Three Families

She has a diaphragmatic hernia, her stomach is sitting

Dr Brewster, I've found children
surviving to the age of 18. - Three Families

Dr Brewster, I've found children surviving to the age o...

Those children have what's called
partial or mosaic Edwards'. - Three Families

Those children have what's called partial or mosaic Edw...

Mrs Fortress, your baby
has full Edwards' syndrome. - Three Families

Mrs Fortress, your baby has full Edwards' syndrome.

I'm SO ashamed. - Three Families

I'm SO ashamed.

I am so very sorry, but the syndrome
is incompatible with life. - Three Families

I am so very sorry, but the syndrome is incompatible with li...

And we need to talk about what to do
if she survives her birth. - Three Families

And we need to talk about what to do if she survives her bir...

She will be in a lot of pain, - Three Families

She will be in a lot of pain,

I like the middle one. Don't say
you can't tell the difference. - Three Families

I like the middle one. Don't say you can't tell th...

I like yellow. I don't hold
with all the pink and blue stuff. - Three Families

I like yellow. I don't hold with all the pink and blue ...

OK, so I won't start knitting
before I actually fall pregnant... - Three Families

OK, so I won't start knitting before I actually fall pr...

It's one of the most
restrictive abortion laws - Three Families

It's one of the most restrictive abortion laws

Anyone who illegally terminates
a pregnancy in Northern Ireland - Three Families

Anyone who illegally terminates a pregnancy in Northern Irel...

It's what all the women do, - Three Families

It's what all the women do,

Marie Stopes is the only private clinic - Three Families

Marie Stopes is the only private clinic

And every day since it opened,
protesters have gathered outside... - Three Families

And every day since it opened, protesters have gathered outs...

- I am just behind that woman with the dark hair.
- Let me see. - Three Families

- I am just behind that woman with the dark hair. - Let me s...

- Bye-bye!
- Love, if you have still a gap - Three Families

- Bye-bye! - Love, if you have still a gap

Oh! He's just gorgeous. - Three Families

Oh! He's just gorgeous.

To Stormont now,
where MLAs will vote today - Three Families

To Stormont now, where MLAs will vote today

- They grow up so fast.
- Hm. Blink and you miss it, eh? - Three Families

- They grow up so fast. - Hm. Blink and you miss it, eh?

It follows Judge Horner's ruling - Three Families

It follows Judge Horner's ruling

I'm trying to be excited
rather than scared, - Three Families

I'm trying to be excited rather than scared,

Say yes to life, say yes to
life, say yes to life... ! - Three Families

Say yes to life, say yes to life, say yes to life... !

But, no, I would not rather be
sat on my bum at home. - Three Families

But, no, I would not rather be sat on my bum at home.

Not until after I've stood right here, - Three Families

Not until after I've stood right here,

The politicians up there'd
argue till kingdom come - Three Families

The politicians up there'd argue till kingdom come

We have a team of trained volunteers - Three Families

We have a team of trained volunteers

Theresa! If you've got a wee minute, - Three Families

Theresa! If you've got a wee minute,

They really think they can just go
against the High Court - Three Families

They really think they can just go against the High Court

Up there, - Three Families

It's Dickensian. - Three Families

It's Dickensian.

I tell you what, then, why don't
the two of us stop at home - Three Families

I tell you what, then, why don't the two of us stop at ...

We already have one baby in the house. - Three Families

We already have one baby in the house.

You know, it might even be fun
to watch them grow up together. - Three Families

You know, it might even be fun to watch them grow up togethe...

Well, they're always so much worse
when I'm under stress. - Three Families

Well, they're always so much worse when I'm under ...

I want to do my A-levels.
I want to go to university. - Three Families

I want to do my A-levels. I want to go to university.

- He's still in touch with me.
- Can you not switch your phone off?! - Three Families

- He's still in touch with me. - Can you not switch you...

Right, well, I've looked it all up,
and the law in Northern Ireland - Three Families

Right, well, I've looked it all up, and the law in Nort...

This is a huge thing, - Three Families

This is a huge thing,

Or there must be a risk of real
and serious adverse effect - Three Families

Or there must be a risk of real and serious adverse effect

Well, - Three Families

38, 39, 40, - Three Families

- I'm off to work, then.
- Will I nip to the shop? - Three Families

- I'm off to work, then. - Will I nip to the shop?

- the face on her.
- Now, listen, Theresa, - Three Families

- the face on her. - Now, listen, Theresa,

Our QC thinks
we've got enough to challenge - Three Families

Our QC thinks we've got enough to challenge

I'm going to lose my family and my home, - Three Families

I'm going to lose my family and my home,

I mean, Jesus,
we're not even paying you, - Three Families

I mean, Jesus, we're not even paying you,

Theresa, - Three Families

There's no jury yet,
it's just legal arguments, - Three Families

There's no jury yet, it's just legal arguments,

It's just bad dreams. I'm not
ill. I don't need to see a doctor. - Three Families

It's just bad dreams. I'm not ill. I don't ne...

We're going to apply
for judicial review - Three Families

We're going to apply for judicial review

We're saying that forcing Orla
to continue a crisis pregnancy - Three Families

We're saying that forcing Orla to continue a crisis pre...

Mifepristone and misoprostol - - Three Families

Mifepristone and misoprostol -

Look, she's 18 years old,
but she's still my child. - Three Families

Look, she's 18 years old, but she's still my child...

Dr O'Brien, please, can you
not just give her something? - Three Families

Dr O'Brien, please, can you not just give her something...

I'm going to refer you to
the gynaecology clinic, Orla. - Three Families

I'm going to refer you to the gynaecology clinic, Orla.

And for the nightmares and the anxiety, - Three Families

And for the nightmares and the anxiety,

It's a kind offer.
You've been through a lot. - Three Families

It's a kind offer. You've been through a lot.

It's over. I don't want it to
keep coming back to haunt me. - Three Families

It's over. I don't want it to keep coming back to ...

Hi, gorgeous Orla! Long time, no see. - Three Families

Hi, gorgeous Orla! Long time, no see.

I know, it's just with
school and everything... - Three Families

I know, it's just with school and everything...

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Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.

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Director: N/A

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Genre: crime, drama, thriller

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 7.6

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Released: 10 May 2021

Awards: 4 nominations total

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