A young woman wishes to marry her boyfriend and raise a family, but because her own family has been deemed "defective" by the state health authorities--her parents are lazy alcoholics who continue to have children, and her brothers are crippled, have mental problems or are jailed--she is ordered by a court to undergo sterilization so that her family's "defective genes" won't be passed on to any more children. Her boyfriend and a kind priest desperately search for a way to stop the forced sterilization before it's too late.
Is it worth your time? Look, Tomorrow's Children isn't exactly a light watch for a Friday night. If you’re interested in how movies used to handle social policy with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, you’ll be glued to it. If you want something that keeps its tone consistent or doesn't feel like a PSA gone wild, you migh...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Crane Wilbur
William Parke
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"Is it worth your time? Look, Tomorrow's Children isn't exactly a light watch for a Friday night. If you’re interested in how movies used to handle social policy with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, you’ll be glued to it. If you want something that keeps its tone consistent or doesn't feel like a PSA gone wild, you might want to steer clear. The whole thing feels like a weird time capsule. You have this state board deciding who is 'fit' for society and who isn't, and the movie really leans into ..."
Dave O'Brien
Wallace Thurman, Crane Wilbur
United States
Drama
1935 · IMDb 6.4
