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Midwives (2001)

„Midwives“ is a 2001 crime drama film directed by Glenn Jordan. The screenplay by Cynthia Saunders is based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Christopher A. Bohjalian.

When a home birth goes horribly wrong, the administering midwife finds herself facing charges of manslaughter. The story is told through the eyes of her 14-year-old daughter, who finds herself having to choose between the law and her devotion to her mother.

Cast:

  • Sissy Spacek – Sibyl Danforth
  • Peter Coyote – Stephen Hastings
  • Terry Kinney – Rand Danforth
  • Alison Pill – Constance „Connie“ Danforth
  • Peter Dvorsky – Tanner
  • Paul Hecht – B. P. Hewitt
  • Susannah Hoffmann – Charlotte Bedford
  • Cliff Saunders – Asa Bedford
  • Elva Mai Hoover – OB Gyn Doctor
  • Piper Laurie – Cheryl Visco
  • Lindsay Collins – Wanda Purington
  • Murray Oliver – Caleb Purington
  • Stephen Hunter – Leland Rhodes
  • Bruce McFee – Tuttle
  • Terry V. Hart – Richard Tilley
  • Brock Clermont – Tom Corts
  • Danielle Bouffard – Hannah Purington
  • Jillian Cook – Wanda’s Mother
  • Robert Gow – Reporter
  • Mai Stanek – Reporter
  • J.C. Kenny – Reporter
  • Ezra Perlman – Foogie
  • Jeremy Wright – Marc
  • Norma Edwards – Charlotte’s Mother
  • Elizabeth Goodyear – Charlotte’s Sister
  • Marvin Hinz – Brother-In-Law
  • Richard Blackburn – Dr. Drumond
  • Catherine Burdon – Elizabeth
  • Eric Coates – Jury Foreman
  • David Gardner – Judge Dorset
  • Maggie Huculak – Dr. Jean Gerson
  • R.D. Reid – Dr. Tierny
  • Amy Stewart – Anne Heston
  • Liam Powley-Webster – Baby