Midwives (2001)

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