obvious child obvious child american romantic comedy film written directed directorial debut film stars story follows slate stand comedian drunken night stand man named max breaking boyfriend subsequently finds pregnant decides abortion originated short film written starred slate main role making film hoped remove stigma surrounding abortion correct perceived pregnancy earlier films finished feature length script film financed production companies filmmaking grants shot new_york film premiered film festival january released theaters june grossed million received critics praised film portrayal abortion highlighted realism humor film won numerous accolades including awards independent spirit award nominations plot performing set regular comedy club dumped bathroom boyfriend ryan confesses leaving friends wave depression later delivers terrible set insults boyfriend later night bar meets max clients missed set max instant connection end having sex morning leaves max apartment saying goodbye weeks night stand discovers pregnant visits clinic schedule abortion discovers dates available mother birthday valentine day picks valentine day max tracks works awkward conversations runs max stops mother apartment return book mother professor lunch prepared tell max pregnancy impending abortion makes comment wants grandfather someday comes comedy leaves man sam awkward evening sam quickly leaves terrible night visits mother talk upcoming abortion mother telling abortion conceived pushing max away finally invites club perform arrives performs set speaking pregnant planning abortion max leaves day abortion arrives home flowers asks accompany procedure clinic tells supports said wanted grandfather meant far future agree valentine days abortion max takes home makes tea watch gone wind cast comedian works max object night stand roommate best friend sam comedian friend friend comedian father mother ryan boyfriend bernard physician clinic gene owner works production originated short film unemployed woman decides terminate pregnancy resulting night stand written said story spawned frustration perceived women screen came pregnancy films knocked maine feeling representation young women experience pregnant wanted film abortion featuring woman terminates pregnancy decision cast lead saw slate performing stand comedy short produced released video sharing website watched people inspired responses short film decided expand story feature film wrote extended screenplay writers wanted stick close possible original story characters changed lead character profession stand comedy film stand scenes written tried emulate style comedy revised slate comedian volunteered material script written month period began seek fund film production started sending script potential november financed variety sources including production companies grants film shot cinematographer days new_york april filmmakers given permission film day organization clinic film edited score written boyfriend release premiered film festival january campaign help send film created director december earning total january independent film distributor bought film north american distribution rights international distribution rights purchased exchange released united_states june earned box office weeks earned united_kingdom new_zealand respectively making total gross posters film advertised abortion comedy said found said pleased word abortion film poster headlines film writing entertainment_weekly speculated film lack recognition mainstream award circles label abortion comedy nbc drew criticism requesting word abortion removed online advertisement film apologized petition circulated accused network censorship film marketed conjunction abortion rights organization film released dvd blu ray north_america october extra features include audio commentary film production collection extended scenes original obvious child short film feature based reception met positive reviews film critics rotten_tomatoes film rating based reviews average rating consensus website states sensitive subject maturity honesty wit serves deeply promising debut writer director metacritic film score based reviews indicating generally favorable reviews described uniquely special rolling_stone washington_post ann described honest romantic comedies appear onscreen years boston_globe found characters sympathetic realistic enjoyed humor chief critic praised film striking balance humor writing funny trying hard trying honest described wildly funny variety called performance endearing real hollywood reporter impressed slate performance opined supporting cast members equally impressive numerous critics praised portrayal abortion including slate wrote way abortion portrayed humane politically neutral film tone radical review guardian brooks described film fresh funny brave handling controversial topic filmmakers routinely avoid new_york critic called brave ambivalent choosing include blatant political message film san_francisco_chronicle similarly concluded movie political statement subtle praised film treating topic maintaining humorous tone conversely suggested review nation film popularity critics quality taboo subject matter ordinary drama abortion regularly represented movies wouldn amusing diversion globe_and_mail expressed similar sentiment opined film jokes crude lacking humor usa_today found describing characters jokes don work irony critic new_york_post found plot cinematography ugly criticized slate desperate performance film criticized variety conservative anti abortion groups publications including blog article dismissed film obvious propaganda reviewed christianity today wrote ultimately disagree political aims provided funny tender portrait women face pregnancy accolades
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