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Womb

Womb

Romance · Science Fiction · 2010

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

Movie details

Womb

“Death was not the end but the beginning”

2010 Romance · Science Fiction 1h 51m

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6.1 / 10

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A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Benedek Fliegauf

Written by

Benedek Fliegauf

Eva Green

Eva Green

Rebecca

Matt Smith

Matt Smith

Thomas

Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Judith

Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Ralph

István Lénárt

István Lénárt

Henry

Hannah Murray

Hannah Murray

Monica

Ruby O. Fee

Ruby O. Fee

Rebecca - 9 Years

Court is in session

Put Womb on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.