Written by: Karien Basson
Article Source: Supplied by RoepTV
Unplanned the movie is finally entering the borders of South-Africa from Friday February 28, 2020! Dozens of online petitions and campaigns inspired Downtown Entertainment and TruthTV to join forces to show Unplanned in selected theatres in South Africa, Namibia, and Zambia.
Unplanned is a scripted film that tells the real-life story of Abby Johnson, the former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic who became an anti-abortion activist. The film exceeded box office expectations after its theatrical release on March 29, 2019 in the USA, recouping its $6 million budget in its first weekend. This marks the second-strongest debut for Pure Flix, an American production and distribution company that specialises in Christian movies.
Early in the film, Abby Johnson gives an abortion clinic protester a piece of her mind. She’d just started volunteering at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan, Texas, and was angry at the activists shouting at patients, frightening them with graphic signs and scary costumes. “In what world would a woman run to someone dressed like the Grim Reaper for help with her crisis pregnancy?” Johnson asks one of the anti-abortion protesters.
It’s a surprising scene in a fervently anti-abortion movie, but it feels like a summary of the film’s whole approach: Unplanned distances itself from aggressive anti-abortion protests and advocates a course that is welcoming.
“What we liked about Abby’s story is it kind of covers both extremes and the middle of the abortion issue,” Joe Knopp, a producer for Unplanned said, “There’s an on-ramp for whatever you believe or what you think you believe.”
That’s why more than 80 entities in South Africa have already pledged their collaboration and put their weight behind the film’s marketing.
Gauteng viewers can expect a majestic billboard for Unplanned in Gauteng and group bookings are now available at NuMetro Cinemas (contact: sales@numetro.co.za).
Should any public want to get involved, the marketing material can be shared via social media with the #WhoWillBeMyVoice #IwillBeYourVoice tools.
“It’s hard to argue with a true story,” Knopp, the producer, said. “It’s really hard to argue with the journey that Abby took.”
Unplanned is described by reviewers and critics as; An honest story with shocking facts that cannot be ignored and will shake perceptions…So keep the tissues handy.
Unplanned will start showing in theatres on 28 February 2020:
WESTERN CAPE
Nu Metro Canal Walk, Cape Town
Nu Metro Worcester
SterKinekor Garden Route Mall, George
SterKinekor Blue Route, Tokai
SterKinekor Cape Gate, Brackenfell
SterKinekor Parow
SterKinekor Somerset West
SterKinekor Tygervalley, Bellville
EASTERN CAPE
SterKinekor BayWest, Port Elizabeth
FREE STATE
Nu Metro Loch Logan, Bloemfontein
Nu Metro Welkom
GAUTENG
Nu Metro Clearwater, Krugersdorp
Nu Metro Parkview, Pretoria
SterKinekor Eastgate, Johannesburg
SterKinekor Brooklyn Commercial, Pretoria
SterKinekor Cradlestone, Krugersdorp
SterKinekor Irene, Centurion
SterKinekor Kolonnade, Pretoria
SterKinekor Mall at Carnival, Brakpan
Capitol Cinema (old Maxi Cineplex Zambezi), Pretoria
KWA-ZULU NATAL
Nu Metro Galleria, Amanzimtoti
NAMIBIA
Atlanta Cinema, Swakopmund
Epic Cinemas Maroela Mall, Ongwediva
ZAMBIA
Manda Hill, Lusaka
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Date published: 27/02/2020
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I notice this movie is not being shown in any of the theatres in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs. Why is that?
Hi Pat. We recommend that you contact Radio Tygerberg at 0861 104 104 or RoepTV at 021 035 1904, as they brought the movie to South Africa and will be able to give you more information.
Do you perhaps have times when Unplanned is showing at SterKinekor Mall at Carnival, Brakpan on 01/03/2020
Hi Cathy. We recommend that you contact Radio Tygerberg at 0861 104 104 or RoepTV at 021 035 1904, as they brought the movie to South Africa and will be able to give you more information.