Synopsis/Details
(Inspired by a true story)
‘Black market baby brokers’ in the Deep South in the early 1950s. This heinous and lucrative business is investigated by a young female journalist, Virginia Baumgarden, who will risk not only her job but her life to break the story. And along the way she will team up with a young photojournalist for Life Magazine, Stanley Kubrick, as she also encounters a young black seminary student, Martin Luther King, and an up-and-coming Southern musician JR ‘Johnny’ Cash.’
Southern intrigue, racism, bigotry and ‘babies being sold to the highest bidder’ are no match in the end to Virginia and her dedication to the ideals of justice, equality and human dignity for everyone.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Hero's Journey
Story Situation:
Crime pursued by vengeance
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Illegality
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Several
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Young Adult, Male Young Adult
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Authority Figure, Corrupted
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on True Events
Subgenre:
50’s, Action Suspense-Thriller, Conspiracy, Lovers on the Run, Undercover
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast
Time Period:
The Fifties (1950–1959)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Writer Style:
David Mamet
