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Love Alone Can't Make a Child (2024)

Love Alone Can't Make a Child poster
Original title
Der Wunsch
Directed by
Judith Beuth
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany, Norway
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
17+
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary follows a lesbian couple, Maria and Christiane, as they spend over a decade trying to have a biological child. The film shows the strain this long struggle puts on their relationship and explores what keeps their love alive through hardship.

intimateemotionally rawslow-burntenderpoignantobservationalresilientrelationship-focused

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