What We Wanted (2020)

Original title

Was wir wollten

Directed by

Ulrike Kofler

Genre

drama film

Country

Austria

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

12

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 95 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple tries to conceive a child but their repeated failures strain their relationship. They take a vacation to Sardinia where they meet another couple and their perspective on family shifts.

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What happens

What We Wanted (German: Was wir wollten) is a 2020 Austrian drama film directed by Ulrike Kofler, in her feature directorial debut, based on the short story Der Lauf der Dinge by Peter Stamm. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film was originally set to premiere at the Gartenbaukino in Vienna on 2 November 2020, followed by a theatrical release in Austria on 6 November 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What We Wanted was ultimately released on Netflix outside Austria on 11 November 2020 and in Austria on 22 December 2020. The film was well received by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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