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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 53 m
Question One

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 fierc...

Directed By: Joseph Fox, James Nubile

Written By: Joseph Fox

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 53 m

Question One

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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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 fierc...

Directed By: Joseph Fox, James Nubile

Written By: Joseph Fox

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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75
Oct 25, 2012
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.
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70
Oct 17, 2012
Curiously, the most sympathetic figure in Question One might be the co-chairman of the "Yes on 1" campaign. He knows he's on the wrong side of history and is miserable about being ordered by his diocese to fight this horrible fight, but he lacks the courage to say no to them.
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60
Oct 20, 2012
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.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 20, 2012
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.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 18, 2012
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.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 16, 2012
This aesthetically undistinguished yet still engrossing documentary follows the emotionally charged lead-up to the vote on Question One, a 2009 Maine referendum that put the marriage rights of gay and lesbian couples on the state ballot.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Oct 19, 2012
Duration 1 h 53 m
Rating Not Rated
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