The Case Against 8 (2014) on Netflix
TV-1420141h 49mBiographyDocumentary
Theodore Olson and David Boies argue the federal case against Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. Cameras record the legal team's work on the lawsuit over five years.
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- Netflix4.1/5
- IMDb7.4/101,217 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes91%
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Plot summary
California's Proposition 8 barred same-sex marriage in the state, and a federal lawsuit was filed to overturn it. The case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, became the first federal marriage equality challenge to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, and the documentary records the work of the legal team arguing it, among them Theodore Olson and David Boies. The filmmakers shot over five years. Their film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the directing award for a U.S. documentary, and later took an audience award at SXSW before a limited theatrical release and an airing on HBO. It also screened at Hot Docs in Toronto and the Maryland Film Festival.
Cast
- Theodore Olsonas Self
- Christopher D. Dusseaultas Self (as Chris Dusseault)
- Jeffrey J. Zarrilloas Self (as Jeff Zarrillo)
- Paul T. Katamias Self (as Paul Katami)
- Kristin M. Perryas Self (as Kris Perry)
- Sandra B. Stieras Self (as Sandy Stier)
- Ted Ungas Self
- Chad Griffinas Self - American Foundation for Equal Rights
- Kristina Schakeas Self - American Foundation for Equal Rights
- Adam Umhoeferas Self - executive director, American Foundation for Equal Rights
