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A couple facing fertility issues finds their marriage tested on a vacation to a Sardinian resort, and the family next door only adds to the tension.
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Guy Lodge Variety It's a handsome, sensitive entry in the genre - one that treats its internally bruised characters with the care of a patient, kindly therapist. Nov 12, 2020 Full Review JK Sooja Common Sense Media Couple deals with infertility; nudity, language, sex. Rated: 3/5 Dec 2, 2020 Full Review John Serba Decider What We Wanted isn't breaking any new ground for relationship dramas, but it's nonetheless watchable, reasonably involving and modestly insightful. Nov 12, 2020 Full Review Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut You know the score, and the widening of the rift between them works as a dramatic ticking-clock, communicated effectively and often subtly by the leads, and exacerbated by Kofler's often clever shot composition. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael D Really good, thoughtful drama with interesting and believable characters. No, it's not a laugh-a-minute, but that's life a lot of the time. I actually created an account so I could offset the bad audience reviews on here! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review mark s Pointlessly depressing. Poorly edited. Meandering. I watched it in German, which probably made it even worse, as Germans aren't generally known for their appreciation of the subtlety and nuance in humor. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Scottish voiceovers were a big put off which for me just didn't at all go well. The movie though has good ratings and to be fair the film had a decent blend of curiosity, relationship struggles, strange behaviour, depression, real world issues and some of scenery is really fresh to see. The film gets off to an unusual and slow start, uncovering an unhappy couples issues not just an unhappy woman's issues. She's wanting sex with a hidden agenda for kids, he's probably unsure because there's probably better fish in the sea. But then a strange moment where a blonde neighbour half nude walks in in front the couple and a child, inappropriate, cringed. Can I have your eggs please? Cringe. No wonder the guy doesn't bother with her. The rest of the film gets a bit more tense after this and regardless as to whether it's a bit disjointed. I'd say things could have been better but all in all isn't bad because there's enough there to keep me interested and to keep you curious. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member What is this?? Boring family drama, everyday story, nothing special, I wasted 1,5 hours of my life for this s..t! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the worst movies ever... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member No plot really. Good acting Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A couple facing fertility issues finds their marriage tested on a vacation to a Sardinian resort, and the family next door only adds to the tension.
Director
Ulrike Kofler
Producer
Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz
Screenwriter
Ulrike Kofler, Sandra Bohle, Peter Stamm
Production Co
Film AG Produktion, ORF, Netflix
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2020
Runtime
1h 33m
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