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Amid Abortion Law Protests, Women on the Rise in the Polish Film Industry

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Christopher Vourlias When Polish lawmakers tabled a contentious new bill last fall that would all but make abortion illegal, tens of thousands took to the streets across the country in protest, voicing their anger at the steady erosion of women’s rights in the conservative, Catholic nation led by a right-wing government.Among the demonstrators on the front lines was Agnieszka Holland, the three-time Oscar-nominated director, who has become almost as recognized in recent years for her staunch opposition to the ruling Law and Justice party as her prolific output across a long, celebrated career.“This anti-abortion law is so unbearable and so brutal that it, by now, is a tragedy,” Holland tells Variety.

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