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夕陽のあと

夕陽のあと poster
Country
Japan

How it feels

Two women in Japan want to become mothers. One tries to adopt a 7-year-old girl. The other wants to reunite with the child she abandoned years ago. The story follows their struggles with domestic violence, infertility, and the adoption system.

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What happens

『夕陽のあと』(ゆうひのあと)は、2019年11月8日より全国ロードショー公開された日本映画。越川道夫監督作品。鹿児島県長島町を舞台に、7歳の里子との特別養子縁組を目指す女性と、7年前の乳児置き去り事件で手放した実子を取り戻したい女性の、母になりたい2人の女性の姿を通じてDV、乳児遺棄、不妊治療、養子縁組制度などの問題を描いた人間ドラマ。主演は貫地谷しほり。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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