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La Fête des pères (1990)

La Fête des pères poster
Directed by
Joy Fleury
Genre
romance, comedy
Country
France
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gay couple travels to Martinique to adopt a baby. After their contact runs off with the money and the child, they meet a woman who helps them recover the cash. She then agrees to become their surrogate mother on her own terms.

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What happens

La Fête des pères est un film français réalisé en 1989 par Joy Fleury et sorti en 1990. Thomas et Stéphane sont gays et veulent avoir un enfant. Ils partent à la Martinique adopter un bébé. Mais Paulo, leur contact, s'enfuit avec le bébé et l'argent. Ils rencontrent alors Carole qui les aide à retrouver Paulo. Thomas et Stéphane récupèrent leur argent. Carole accepte alors d'être leur mère porteuse, à la seule condition de ne pas être fécondée artificiellement… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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