Unser Kind (Our Child)
A Swiss couple go to Georgia to get a baby through surrogacy, however the fetus is determined to have health problems and the couple must decide what to do.
This is a good drama about the problem of surrogacy in countries where it isn’t legal. Raising a variety of questions from how do you hide the situation from authorities, to what do you do when tests show the baby will have issues and you may not want it any more, the film makes you think.
If there is a flaw it is that the film is much too short. Events feel rushed. This is a story with so much to say it should have and should be a feature. I think a feature version of this would kick ass because it would have time to truly breathe.
Reservation aside recommended.
HAMDARDI
A customs officer steps up when a father and daughter run into trouble coming into the US.
An interesting idea That never comes together quite the way it should. The characters are a bit to cliche and the performances are uneven. Because it’s a short, things feel rushed. Everyone other than the father and the daughter feel underwritten. It’s not bad, however there is the feeling that had this been a feature everyone could have been more rounded.
Worth a look if you run across it but don’t rush out to see it.
ENDLING
Fake documentary about the man who is caring for the last goldfish on earth.
A surprisingly goof little film about all sorts of thing, specifically being the last of something, conservation, loneliness and a few other things.
As much as I like the film for what it is, part of my wishes it wasn’t as light in tone as it is. Yes that’s what makes it charming, but at the same time this is film that has a lot to say and people may not catch what it has to say through the smiles.
Recommended
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