[1] An adaptation of Jane Martin's theatrical play Keely and Du, the film stars Laurence Leboeuf as Keely, a woman who got pregnant from being raped by her ex-husband, but has been kidnapped by an extremist anti-abortion group and is being detained at a remote wilderness cabin in Northern Ontario to prevent her from aborting the pregnancy.

[2] The cast also includes Nancy Palk as Du, the guard watching Keely to prevent her from escaping, and Aidan Devine as Du's colleague Robert, as well as Peter Mooney and Michael James Regan in supporting roles.

[1] Chris Knight of the National Post rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5, writing that "The resulting product is serious, well shot and thoughtful to a point, but it cries out for more shaded characters and motivations.

reviewed the film more favourably, rating it 7 out of 10 and writing that "Catch and Release's broad strokes would certainly have been provocative and effective when Keely and Du first came out in 1993.

Today, in 2020, it still offers a powerful message, because the movie's directors are right: we still haven't come far enough in transforming attitudes towards abortions.