• 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 27m
The Business of Being Born

Summary Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America. View more details

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 27m

The Business of Being Born

Directed : Abby Epstein

Written : Unknown

Stars : Louann Brizendine Mary Helen Ayres Julia Barnett Sylvie Blaustein

All cast & crew

7.3

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 8, 2008

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Barranca Productions

Summary Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 8, 2008

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Barranca Productions

Photos

Keri Russell at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Abby Epstein at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Ricki Lake at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Ricki Lake and Keri Russell at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Ricki Lake and Keri Russell at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Keri Russell at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Keri Russell at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Keri Russell at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) Ricki Lake and Keri Russell at an event for The Business of Being Born (2008) The Business of Being Born (2008) The Business of Being Born (2008) The Business of Being Born (2008)
Comments
Welcome to juqing comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Login to display more comments

This week's popular movies

2073

5.1
Mixed or average

The Real Full Monty

7.8
Generally favorable

Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy

6.7
Generally favorable

No Other Land

8.4
Generally favorable

Sugarcane

7.2
Generally favorable

Beatles '64

7.3
Generally favorable

The Menendez Brothers

7
Generally favorable

Playboy: Playmates Bustin' Out

7.3
Generally favorable

Will & Harper

7.5
Generally favorable

RM: Right People, Wrong Place

8
Generally favorable

This week's popular TV shows

Tsunami: Race Against Time

8.2
Generally favorable

Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War

7.8
Generally favorable

The Curse of Oak Island

6.8
Generally favorable

Ancient Apocalypse

7.3
Generally favorable

Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints

6.8
Generally favorable

Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story

7.1
Generally favorable

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

7.8
Generally favorable

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

8.4
Generally favorable

Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story

5.9
Mixed or average

Leonardo da Vinci

7.9
Generally favorable

Edit Focus

Inseguire il vento

Inseguire il vento

An embalmer and her obsession

  • Movies
ExamiNation

ExamiNation

ExamiNation is a short documentary film about the notorious South Korean college entrance exam, Sooneung. While introducing all sorts of incredible facts and stats about the exam, it also follows a day in the life of a student preparing for this exam. The film unveils how one exam can dictate a culture and lifestyle in a country.

  • Movies
The Vanishing Oath

The Vanishing Oath

For many physicians, the reality of the modern health care system has lead to one inevitable reality, to survive they must abandon the very ideals that drove them to become healers.

  • Movies
A Walk to Freedom

A Walk to Freedom

Women's rights activist Donna Hylton is granted permission to visit her friends inside the maximum security prison where she served 27 years.

  • Movies
The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin

The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin

  • Movies
The Money Shot

The Money Shot

A filmmaker tries to resurrect his career by exploiting the lives of New York street kids.

  • Movies
All Filters