Because 'Call The Midwife' is a gentle drama, not a documentary, it's not appropriate to portray Sister Monica Joan's condition in all its brutal reality.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm obsessed with 'Call The Midwife.'
I love 'Call the Midwife'; it's an absolute gem of a programme. Filming the Christmas special and then the second series felt like going back to a boarding school that you really love and is full of friends.
And in reality, I don't think it's a real documentary. It's more a story of her life. It's a story of survival. It's a story of the time in which she lived. The story of success and failure.
Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in when complications arise.
It must have been so impossible to think about it and dare to do that, so they feel compassionate for her. I don't think the movie would work otherwise.
It's amazing what it opens up in women when you tell them you've just played a midwife.
It's supposed to be entertainment. It's not supposed to be a documentary.
Abortion is a hard thing for Hollywood to deal with because it is so controversial and you don't want to alienate half your audience by sending one message or the other.
Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.
Because the picture is called 'Veronica Guerin,' you expect a biopic. But it's really about the last two years of her life.