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Mizuko

Leaving July 31 • 14m

Directed by Kira Dane and Katelyn Rebelo • 2019 • United States

In Japan, there is a special way to grieve after having an abortion. Inspired by these Buddhist rituals, MIZUKO is an intimate look at how a half-Japanese American woman reevaluates the controversial drawing of “the line” in abortion ethics when she becomes pregnant herself.

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