Lake of Fire (film)
Lake of Fire is a 2006 documentary film directed by Tony Kaye that graphically depicts abortion in the United States. It features Noam Chomsky, Peter Singer, Alan Dershowitz, Nat Hentoff, Randall Terry and Norma McCorvey, among others.
The film was shot over a period of 16 years, with director Tony Kaye spending $6 million of his own money on its production.
The documentary was filmed entirely in black and white. It opened in September 2006 in Toronto.
Critical reception
The film received very positive reviews from critics. As of January 6, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 94% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 47 reviews.Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 15 reviews.
On November 19, 2007, Lake of Fire was named by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of 15 films on its documentary feature Oscar shortlist, but it did not receive a nomination.
Top ten lists
The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.
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Lake Of Fire
by: BoondoxHeaven help me cause I'm burning inside. (Burning Inside)
Reflections of the flames are burning my eyes. (Burning My Eyes)
I can't even comprehend begin to describe. (Begin To Describe)
Water set on fire and it lights up the sky. (Lights Up The Sky)
They say it burns sometimes, Lights up the sky.
They say it burns sometimes, No one knows why.
The water gets so hot it boils up under the moon.
Could this be a gate to hell one has to assume.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Please forgive me I know not what I do. (Know Not What I Do)
Hypnotized by fire and I just cannot move. (Just Cannot Move)
Is my soul forever damned could it be true? (Could It Be True)
Pulled into the grips of hell by flames burning blue. (By Flames Burning Blue)
They say it burns sometimes, Lights up the sky.
They say it burns sometimes, No one knows why.
It can get so dark out here you can't see your hand. (Can't See Your Hand)
The Fire on the lake nobody dare understands.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
And when the morning comes. (And when the morning comes)
It's like it never happened. (It's like it never happened)
Cause it's a new day. (Cause it's a new day)
It's a brand new day. (It's a brand new day)
And when the morning comes. (And when the morning comes)
It's like it never happened. (It's like it never happened)
Cause it's a new day. (It's a new day)
It's a brand new day. (It's a brand new day)
I was sitting on the bank looking right in the flames. Heard these demons screaming at me.
They keep calling my name. Am I alive? Am I dead? Tell me what's the situation?
Could what I'm staring at become my final destination? I don't know what it is but it's pullin me in.
Am I Condemned to this lake for all of my sins? Or
is it just a trick being played on my mind?
Eyes burned by fire now I'm forever blind.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.