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8: The Mormon Proposition

Equality for some.
Equality for some.
Documentary - 2010
8: The Mormon Proposition
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7.1
64%
55
Filmmaker and ex-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints member Reed Cowan examines that church's nationwide efforts to prevent the legalization of gay marriage - including California's Proposition 8, which was passed by voters in 2008. Confidential church documents, statements by high-ranking church officials and other sources detail 30 years of efforts to turn back gay rights, particularly by the Mormon-sponsored National Organization for Marriage.
Director:
,
Reed Cowan
,
Steven Greenstreet
Cast:
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Rocky Anderson
,
Matt Aune
,
Tyler Barrick
,
Bruce Barton
,
Melissa Bird
,
Dustin Lance Black

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
24 Jan 2010
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Provocative and disturbing.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
2 Jul 2010
rotten:
It's marred by loaded language and a propagandistic tone that undercuts rather than promotes its purposes.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Jun 2010
fresh:
[Cowan] expands his sad and furious homegrown film to record the misery of gay Mormons sometimes driven to suicide over being rejected by their church and families.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Jun 2010
rotten:
There is a message here of the necessity for tolerance, but 8: The Mormon Proposition would have been better had its makers presented it in a more consistent, artful fashion.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
22 Jun 2010
fresh:
An impassioned piece of timely agitprop.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jun 2010
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