As mass entertainment goes, the abortion dispute is not such a good Saturday night rates tend Date Movie, the topic rarely the power strip. But at a time when the problem caused again upheaval in political circles, a small film, "October Baby," about a woman who she is, as the film suggests, a "survivor of a failed abortion discovered" what is a Hole in theaters crosswise the nation.

The film, the first feature film, a couple of brothers from Birmingham, Alabama, opened in the same week as the filler opening letters "Hunger Games", but got the support of churches and evangelical groups, "October Baby" at No. 8 to Sunday, had $ 2.8 million more than tripled its production costs. It is expected that more than 500 screens to move in 13 April.

Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony-owned Provident Films, specializing in socially-conservative religious fare, which gained from the sort of popular religion centered marketing (recruitment of the prayer groups and ministries and Bible), which is oriented to his other Christian films such as "test" and "courageous" for the blockbuster out.

However, these films are not focused on a lightning rod issue like abortion. "October Baby" tells the story of Ana, 19, homeschooled Bautista, who is told by a doctor that their symptoms such as asthma, cramps, mood swings, the results are born prematurely after an attempted abortion.

Hannah begins his birth mother, a quest that ends in tears and, ultimately, given to find a lesson of forgiveness by a Catholic priest.

In the last year before the commercial release of the film, which received the screening test in Alabama and Mississippi, and Mississippi was considering a "person" statement, to undergo an abortion illegally. Although the amendment was rejected, were the predictions that went well with the public, sponsored by the American Family Association, a Christian values group has in the race for the presidency active.