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The Abominable Crime

"When Your Love Is Against the Law"

2013-06-25
4.3
en 65m
Documentary
This is a story about a mother's love for her child and an activist's love for his country - and the stakes are life and death. Spanning five countries, THE ABOMINABLE CRIME explores the impacts of homophobia through the eyes of two gay Jamaicans who are forced to choose between their homeland and their lives. Simone, a young lesbian mother, survives being shot outside of her home by anti-gay gunmen. She must choose between living in hiding with her daughter in Jamaica or traveling alone to seek safety and asylum abroad. Maurice, Jamaica's leading gay-rights activist, is outed shortly after filing a lawsuit to overturn Jamaica's anti-sodomy law. He escapes to Canada, but decides to return to continue his activism.

Director

Micah Fink

Associate Producer

Tara Nadolny

Editor

Karen K. H. Sim

Producer

Micah Fink

Graphic Designer

Molly Schwartz

Original Music Composer

Amanda Harberg

jamaica lgbt

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

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