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  • Summary: On May 6th, 2009 Maine became the first state in this country to legislatively grant same-sex couples the right to marry. Seven months later, on November 3rd 2009 Maine reversed, becoming the thirty-first state in this country to say "no" to gay and lesbian marriage. Filmed from within both campaigns, "Question One" chronicles the fierce and emotional battle that took place in Maine during that time, a battle whose political symbolism is a bellwether for the greater ideological battlefield in American politics. (Fly on the Wall Productions)… Collapse

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Lewis
    Oct 25, 2012
    75
    A quiet, introspective look at how a volatile same-sex-marriage referendum played out in Maine, presents a balanced, journalistic approach to this divisive issue, but there's no doubt who leaves the biggest impression: the opponents of gay marriage.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Oct 18, 2012
    60
    Some viewers will be frustrated by the film's determination to be evenhanded, but with this same battle likely to be fought repeatedly in the coming years (the issue is again on the 2012 Maine ballot), Question One stands as a pretty good primer in how referendums are won and lost.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    Oct 20, 2012
    60
    Of particular interest to gay-rights activists and their adversaries, this "War Room"-like but extremely civil documentary seems best suited to community venues and the smallscreen.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    Oct 20, 2012
    60
    The documentary offers little to further the national discussion on this divisive topic, but its evenhandedness and unstrident tone will go down well with viewers accustomed to more heated treatments of it.

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